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CCS Co-Chair Makes a Presentation for a Congressional Event

March 31, 2019

CCS Co-Chair Makes a Presentation for a Congressional Event

Dr. Eugene Chudnovsky, one of the CCS Co-Chairs and a Distinguished Professor of Physics at Lehman College (NY), spoke at a Congressional Event on March 22, 2019 informing those in attendance, which included several Congresspersons, their staff members, members of the human rights community and the general public, about persons in the academic and scientific community in various countries whose ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Board Tagged With: CCS, Chudnovsky, Eugene, Eugene Chudnovsky, Human Rights, Physics, Professor

Two Female Human Rights Advocates in Iranian Prison on Hunger Strile for Failure to Receive Adequate Medical Care

January 22, 2019

Two Female Human Rights Advocates in Iranian Prison on Hunger Strile for Failure to Receive Adequate Medical Care

Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian physicist, engineer and human rights advocate who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for her non-violent human rights activities; and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a journalist and a dual citizen (Iranian/British) was sentenced to 5 years in prison for her human rights work and opinions expressed peacefully as a journalist and blogger are both on a joint hunger strike to ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Human Rights, journalist, Narges Mohammadi, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Prison

UN Human Rights Experts Call on Iran to Nullify Djalali’s Sentence and Release Him

December 21, 2017

UN Human Rights Experts Call on Iran to Nullify Djalali’s Sentence and Release Him

United Nations human rights experts have called on Iran to reverse the death sentence of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali and to release him, finding the deprivation of his liberty arbitrary. The experts deplored the public airing of Dr. Djalali’s apparent “confession”, especially in the light of the coercion allegations, and are concerned by the lack of information available during the trial and apparent ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Death Sentence, Djalali, Human Rights, United Nations

Engineering Professor At The University of Khartoum Facing Serious Criminal Charges for His Human Rights Work

July 27, 2017

Engineering Professor At The University of Khartoum Facing Serious Criminal Charges for His Human Rights Work

Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, engineering professor, faces charges that could result in his execution.  It is alleged that Dr. Adam has been targeted for his human rights work.  Dr. Adam also has health challenges that may be exacerbated while confined. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Sudan Tagged With: Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, Engineering Professor, Human Rights, Humanitarian, Sudan, Sudan Social Development Organization, University of Khartoum

Social Science Researcher and Anthropologist, Dr. Stella Nyanzi,  at Makerere University in Uganda, Was Arrested and Charged for Criticizing the President and His Wife on Facebook

May 7, 2017

Social Science Researcher and Anthropologist, Dr. Stella Nyanzi,  at Makerere University in Uganda, Was Arrested and Charged for Criticizing the President and His Wife on Facebook

Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a Professor at Makerere University in Uganda, was arrested and charged under the Computer Misuse Act of 2011 for insulting the President on Facebook.  Dr. Nyanzi was advocating that schools supply sanitary pads to girls so that they may attend  school during their menstrual cycle.  Many girls were not showing up in school to avoid embarrassment.  The President was not a ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Uganda Tagged With: Anthropologist, Dr. Stella Nyanzi, Human Rights, Makerere University, Social Scientist Researcher, Uganda

65 Year Old Venezuelan Economist, Professor Santiago Guevara,  Arrested for Articles Critical of Government Policies 

May 7, 2017

65 Year Old Venezuelan Economist, Professor Santiago Guevara,  Arrested for Articles Critical of Government Policies 

Professor Santiago Guevara, a 65 year-old Venezuelan Economist, was served a summons by representatives of the Directorate of Military Counterintelligence on February 21st.  He was instructed to report on February 23rd to DGCIM where he was charged before a  military court with “treason,” “incitement to rebellion,” and crimes against the “security and independence of the nation.” Dr. Guevara had ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Venezuela Tagged With: Dr. Santiago Guevara, Human Rights, Venezuela

Committee of Concerned Scientists and Endangered Scholars Worldwide Advocate for NASA Scientist Arrested in Turkey

October 25, 2016

Committee of Concerned Scientists and Endangered Scholars Worldwide Advocate for NASA Scientist Arrested in Turkey

NASA Physicist, Serkan Golge, a 36-year old American citizen, was arrested while visiting Turkey and charged as being complicit with the Gulen movement, which Turkey considers a terrorist organization that was complicit with the coup attempt that took place in July.  The Committee of Concerned Scientists and Endangered Scholars Worldwide have issued a Joint Appeal asking for Golge’s release and ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Human Rights, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Scientists, Serkan Golge

URGENT ACTION: Tweet Storm in Support of Physicist and Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi

July 11, 2016

URGENT ACTION: Tweet Storm in Support of Physicist and Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi

CCS requests that you participate in this campaign. On 11 July, Narges Mohammadi enters her third week of hunger strike, which she began on Monday 27 June to protest the judicial authorities’ persistent refusal to allow her telephone contact with her nine-year-old twins. Her children had to move abroad one year ago to live with their father, as there was nobody to look after them in Iran ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Defenders of Human Rights Center, Human Rights, Narges Mohammadi, Twitter

Turkey Continues to Question, Detain, Arrest, and Terminate Employment of Academics That Signed Peace Petition

July 5, 2016

Turkey Continues to Question, Detain, Arrest, and Terminate Employment of Academics That Signed Peace Petition

To date, the Turkish authorities have terminated the employment, requested resignations, failed to renew contracts or sent files to the Higher Educational Council of 91 Turkish academics. 513 face disciplinary action resulting in temporary suspensions, and legal process have been initiated against 418. The numbers are continually growing. CCS has written to the Turkish authorities requesting ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Academics, Çetin Gürer, Dilşa Deniz, Ekrem Düzen, Halil İbrahim Yenigün, Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Melih Kırlıdoğ, Muzaffer Kaya, Nil Mutluer, Selim Eyüpoğlu, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Zeynep Sayın Balıkçıoğlu

Public Support Solicited for Masaud Jahromi, Former Department Chair at Ahlia University

May 2, 2016

Public Support Solicited for Masaud Jahromi, Former Department Chair at Ahlia University

Dr. Jack Minker, CCS Vice Chair for Computer Science, has authored a letter to the editor in the May 2016 Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery (CACM) explaining Dr. Masaud Jahromi’s legal situation. Minker also requested assistance for job and residential placement. CCS has been advocating for Dr. Jahromi, former chair of the Telecommunications Engineering Department of ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Bahrain Tagged With: Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Masaud Jahromi, Scientists, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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