Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a medical anthropologist who had been sentenced to 18 months in prison for “insulting” Uganda’s President Museveni, has been released. A former Makerere University lecturer, Dr. Nyanzi was convicted in 2018 for violating Uganda’s Computer Misuse Act - posting offensive language directed at the President on-line. This conviction, a clear violation of her right to free ... Continue Reading>>
Renowned Russian Scientist Released from Prison With Advanced Stage Cancer
CCS suggests possible violation of Magnitsky Act in regard to the case of Victor Kudryavtsev, a renowned rocket scientist in Russia’s aerospace program. He was arrested and held in pre-trial detention as a spy but was recently released from prison in Russia when it was found that he had advanced stage lung cancer. Although the prosecution found no evidence of any crime committed by Kudryavtsev, ... Continue Reading>>
Turkish/US Dual Citizen Still Barred From Returning To His Job In the US
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>>
CCS Encourages US Congressmen to Advocate for Release of Serkan Golge from Turkey with Charges Dropped
NASA Scientist, U.S. citizen, Serkan Golge who was wrongly accused of participating in the attempted coup in Turkey, was released from prison recently, but is still required to wear an ankle monitor and report to the police four days a week. His charges were never dropped, his passport was not returned, and he is not free to leave Turkey. CCS is writing to Congressmen Lankford, Wicker, Cardin, ... Continue Reading>>
Mathematician Tuna Altinel, Imprisoned in Turkey on Bogus Charges, Has Been Released From Prison
Tuna Altinel, Professor of Mathematics at Lyon 1 University in France, arrested in Turkey on May 11, 2019, on bogus charges of belonging to a terrorist organization, has been released from prison after his hearing today, which was attended by politicians, journalists, and academics: Release Verdict for Academic for Peace Tuna Altınel ... Continue Reading>>
Prominent Academic for Peace Released from Turkish Prison
Prof. Füsun Üstel of Galatasaray University has been released from Eskişehir Women's Prison after serving two and a half months of her 15-month sentence. According to her attorney, the rest of her sentence has been suspended. On July 26th, the Turkish Constitutional Court, in a plenary session, will hear the objection to the verdicts of Füsun Üstel and 9 other academics for peace. Prof. Füsun ... Continue Reading>>
Former NASA Scientist Imprisoned in Turkey for Three Years Taking Case to Higher Court to Clear His Name
Serkan Golge, formerly a scientist at NASA, was arrested and held in Turkish prison for past three years, mostly in isolation. He was released on probation on May 29 following a conversation between the heads of Turkey and the United States. Golge noted that the detention has had a “devastating impact” on his family, has seriously hurt their financial situation, and his job was terminated. He ... Continue Reading>>
NASA Scientist Imprisoned in Turkey, Has Been Released
Serkan Golge, the NASA scientist who was arrested in Turkey and was sentenced to seven years in prison on terrorism charges, was released on Wednesday evening, May 28, 2019. The scientist was arrested while on vacation in Turkey, visiting family in 2016. His parents confirmed that he is heading back to their home in Southern Turkey and has notified his wife and child. It is reported that the ... Continue Reading>>