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CCS Asks New Saudi King to Reconsider Badawi Case

April 27, 2018

Crown Prince Salman has become the new King of Saudi Arabia with a more progressive view of government and his country.  With this in mind, the Committee of Concerned Scientists have approached the new King requesting that he review the Badawi case and consider dropping his charges and releasing him from confinement.  The King’s views are much more in line with the views that Badawi was ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Highlights, Saudi Arabia Tagged With: Badawi, Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia

Raif Badawi Awarded Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism by the Los Angeles Press Club

April 16, 2018

Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabian blogger, imprisoned since 2012 for "insulting Islam," will be recognized by the Los Angeles Press Club with the Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism. His wife will accept this award for him on June 24. The Press Club President, Chris Palmeri, said the press club is demanding Badawi's immediate release. There is also new hope for Badawi as ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Highlights, Saudi Arabia Tagged With: Badawi, Daniel Pearl Award, Los Angeles Press Club, Raif Badawi

Raif Badawi Has Written a Book

January 11, 2017

Raif Badawi, a blogger who was sentenced to flogging by the Saudi Arabian government, has written and published a book of his writings called 1000 Lashes.  It is available at some libraries and on Amazon. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Saudi Arabia Tagged With: Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia

Lashes to Be Carried Out for Saudi Arabian Blogger

October 31, 2016

Raif Badawi, a Saudi blogger who was charged with insulting Islam was sentenced to 10 years in prison and public flogging. He was hurt so badly during the first series of beatings that following ones were postponed. Recently, his family was informed that they would begin again, but not in public. CCS has requested that the conviction be overturned as he was only exercising his right of free speech ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Saudi Arabia Tagged With: Human Rights Activists, Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia

President Obama: Demand that Saudi Arabia Release Badawi and al-Qahtani

April 24, 2016

In light of the President’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia, CCS requests his assistance in the release of two prisoners: Mohammed al-Qahtani and Raif Badawi. Mohammed al-Qahtani, a Professor of Economics was sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison for speaking out for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia. He co-founded the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, calling for Saudi Arabia to implement ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Saudi Arabia Tagged With: Human Rights Activists, Mohammed al-Qahtani, Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia, United States, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2015 Annual Report

March 8, 2016

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During 2015, the Committee of Concerned Scientists continued to advocate on behalf of scientists, academics, engineers and physicians. We wrote in concern for more than 21 individuals or groups of individuals, located in 11 countries. We generally addressed our letters to the heads of state, as well as to the country’s ambassadors, the United States ambassador for the particular jurisdiction, ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Annual Reports, Bahrain, Chile, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States Tagged With: Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, Academics, Andrew Ross (sociologist), Boris Weisfeiler, Emad Shahin, Guo Yushan, Human Rights Activists, Imad al-Barghouthi, Li Heping, Masaud Jahromi, Mohammad Hossein Rafiee Fanood, Mohammed al-Qathani, Narges Mohammadi, Natalia Sharina, NOAA, Omid Kokabee, Raif Badawi, Rennan Pekunlu, Scientists, Sherry Chen, Vladimir Golubev, Wang Yu

CCS Urges Saudi King to Pardon Blogger

December 1, 2015

CCS wrote to the King of Saudi Arabia, requesting a pardon for Raif Badawi, a Saudi Arabian blogger who was sentenced to a 10-year prison term as well as weekly floggings for "insulting Islam through electronic channels." By subjecting Badawi to torture, Saudi Arabia violates agreements that it is party to: The UN Convention Against Torture and the Arab Charter on Human Rights. November 30, ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Saudi Arabia Tagged With: Flogging, Freedom of speech, Human Rights Activists, Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia, Torture

Highlights of 2015 Cases

November 30, 2015

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  Throughout 2015, CCS advocated for 15 cases in behalf of scientists, academics and doctors in 10 countries. The following are highlights of our cases so far. The situation in China has become dire for Human Rights attorneys. We advocated for two of them who defended CCS clients in past cases. In Iran, the situation has not improved for Omid Kokabee but we have continued to write in his ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Previous Highlights Tagged With: Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, Boris Weisfeiler, Emad Shahin, Guo Yushan, Li Heping, Masaud Jahromi, Mohammad Hossein Rafiee Fanood, Omid Kokabee, Raif Badawi, Wang Yu

Raif Badawi, Saudi Blogger, is Awarded the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

November 2, 2015

Raif Badawi, on October 29, was awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.  Badawi is a blogger from Saudi Arabia currently serving a prison sentence for insulting Islam on his website.   Related articles Jailed, flogged Saudi blogger Badawi wins EU rights prize (washingtonpost.com) Sakharov Prize: nominations for 2015 unveiled (appablog.wordpress.com) ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Press, Saudi Arabia Tagged With: European Parliament, European Union, Human Rights Activists, Raif Badawi, Sakharov Prize, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Blogger Who Has Been Jailed And Flogged for Insulting Muslim Clerics Awarded Major Free-Speech Award

October 19, 2015

Raif Badawi was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize (which he shares with British poet James Fenton). Badawi is serving a 10-year sentence for insulting Islam and breaking Saudi Arabia's technology laws with his liberal blog. Related Articles Flogged Saudi blogger wins Pinter free-speech prize (washingtonpost.com) Raif Badawi (concernedscientists.org) ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Press, Saudi Arabia Tagged With: Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia

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