Professor Ismail Kul was arrested in August 2016 for allegedly participating in the attempted coup of July 2016, and imprisoned for 18 months. The Turkish authorities released him in January 2018, six months after evidence of his innocence came out. He is still barred from traveling, and, in particular, from returning to his home in the US, and resuming his work as a Chemistry professor at Widener ... Continue Reading>>
Another Academic for Peace Sentenced to 2 Years, 1 Month in Prison
Ayşe Gül Altınay, an anthropology professor from Sabancı University was sentenced to 2 years and 1 month in prison on May 21, 2019. She is being charged with "knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization as a non-member" for having signed a petition in 2016 protesting human rights violations in Southeastern Turkey (the Peace Petition). Her sentence is being appealed. To this day, 193 ... Continue Reading>>
Indonesian Sociology Professor Arrested for Allegedly Insulting the Military
Professor Robertus Robet, a sociology professor at the State University of Jakarta, was arrested in March 2019 for allegedly insulting the Indonesian military at a rally. He sang a song that he had sung at a rally 30 years ago. After a video of that was posted online he was arrested. He has been released, but faces a 4-year prison sentence, if convicted at trial. April 18, 2019 H. M. ... Continue Reading>>
History Professor and President of Teacher’s Union Arrested for Questionable Charges
Ricardo Baltodano Marcenaro, a history professor and president of the teacher’s union at Universidad Politecnica de Nicaragua, was arrested in September 2018 and charged with setting a fire, a charge for which there is little evidence. He seems to have been arrested for his participation in a protest march. He has been ordered to be imprisoned until trial. To date he is still confined. Of ... Continue Reading>>
Law Professor in China Banned From Pursuing Academic Work Due to Articles Critical of President
Dr. Xu Zhangun, well-known law professor at Tsinghua University was banned from his job for writing articles that were critical of the President. CCS has written the President of Tsinghua University requesting Xu's reinstatement and emphasizing the importance for academic institutions to allow students and professors to explore many points of view in an academic environment. April 18, ... Continue Reading>>
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>>
Professor Arrested in New Delhi for Criticism of Current Government
Dr. Anand Teltumbde, an engineer and Senior Professor at the Goa Institute of Management was arrested on February 2 for expressing oppositional views of the current government. This could jeopardize his scholarship. CCS has written the Prime Minister requesting that they reconsider his legal situation, dismiss his charges and release him. March 5, 2019 Narendra Modi Prime Minister Prime ... Continue Reading>>
Four Literature Professors From Chinese Uyghur Community Detained
Literature Professors Azat Sultan, Abdukerim Rahman and Gheyretjan Osman, along with Arslan Abdulla, a language professor at Xinjiang University in Urumqi (all members of the ethnic Uyghur community) were reportedly detained and sent to “re-education camps.” Sultan, was previously the former Vice President of Xinjiang University and has been accused of being “two-faced” with “separatist ... Continue Reading>>
Update on Status of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali
Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, Physician/Professor and lecturer in Emergency Medicine and resident of Sweden had been arrested in Iran in April 2016, charged with espionage, and sentenced to death for “collaboration with a hostile government”. CCS, along with numerous other human rights groups and governments of several countries, have called for dismissal of the charges against him and his immediate ... Continue Reading>>
Another Uyghur Professor Imprisoned in China Facing Two-Year Suspended Death Sentence
Halmurat Ghopur was sentenced for “separatist tendencies,” allegedly for plotting to “create a Muslim Caliphate” in the region by 2030. There is no evidence to support these charges. Ghopur is a distinguished medical professional who has served as President of the XinJjiang Food and Drug Administration’s Department of Inspection and Supervision in the Urumqi Regional capital and formerly was ... Continue Reading>>