Committee of Concerned Scientists

An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world.

An independent non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world.

Update on Kseniia Petrova – Harvard Medical Schoolresearcher detained by ICE

Last year, the Committee of Concerned Scientists spokeout in support of Kseniia Petrova, a Russian researcher at HarvardMedical School charged after bringing undeclared frog embryos intothe United States. Federal prosecutors have now asked a judge todismiss all charges with prejudice, potentially bringing an end to herprolonged legal ... Continue Reading>>

Harvard Medical School researcher detained by ICE

Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, on a J-1 visa, was arrested by CBP and transferred to an ICE detention center in Louisiana. The grounds are that this was due to an undeclared item at the airport, which her research adviser had requested, and for which, at most, a $500 fine is appropriate, as her lawyer has stated. She remains imprisoned, amounting to a violation of her habeas ... Continue Reading>>

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Edyta Greer
Executive Director
P.O. Box 112
New York, NY 10159
emgreer@concernedscientists.org