Scientists Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/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. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:53:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Scientists Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/scientists/ 32 32 59910430 U.S. Government Profiling Ethnic Chinese Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/2019/07/u-s-government-profiling-ethnic-chinese-scientists/ Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:45:21 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7428 Numerous ethnic Chinese scientists that work for U.S. government agencies, American colleges and universities and private industry have been profiled. Many are investigated, lose their jobs, their labs, their staffs, are arrested, tried and most are found “not guilty.” However, the damage is done by that time. More recently, the National Institutes of Health have […]

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]]> 7428 In Light of Trump’s Success on Freeing American Jailed in Egypt – CCS Requests His Help to Free Golge in Turkey https://concernedscientists.org/2017/04/in-light-of-trumps-success-on-freeing-american-jailed-in-egypt-ccs-requests-his-help-to-free-golge-in-turkey/ Fri, 28 Apr 2017 02:55:16 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6034 CCS wrote President Trump requesting his help in obtaining Dr. Serkan Golge’s release from prison in Turkey.  Golge is a scientist at NASA and an American citizen who went home to visit his family and was arrested and charged with complicity in the coup attempt almost a year ago in Turkey.  Golge has been in […]

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]]> 6034 Funding Campaign Established to Help Turkish Academics for Peace https://concernedscientists.org/2017/03/funding-campaign-established-to-help-turkish-academics-for-peace/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 01:44:30 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6012 Thousands of academics have been terminated from their positions, detained by the authorities and/or arrested since the Turkish Coup in April 2016. Among them are the Academics for Peace who signed a declaration for ceasing human rights violations in the Kurdish provinces.  2,212 academics signed the petition.  As of March 2017 at least 383 signatories have […]

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]]> 6012 CCS Sends Bahrainian King Letter in Support of Khalil al-Halwachi – To Be Sentenced March 23rd https://concernedscientists.org/2017/03/ccs-sends-bahrainian-king-letter-in-support-of-khalil-al-halwachi-to-be-sentenced-march-23rd/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 01:35:17 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6004 Khalil al-Halwachi, an Electrical Engineer and Professor, has been in prison in Bahrain since September 2014. His case has been rescheduled multiple times over the two and a half year period. He had a hearing on December 29th and is scheduled to have his sentence handed down on March 23rd. CCS wrote asking that his […]

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]]> 6004 The Committee of Concerned Scientists Requests Support From The Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences for Ahmadreza Djalali https://concernedscientists.org/2017/03/the-committee-of-concerned-scientists-requests-support-from-the-iranian-academy-of-medical-sciences-for-ahmadreza-djalali/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:43:46 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5981 Iran has detained Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a physician specializing in Emergency and Disaster Medicine. Dr. Djalali has been confined almost a year without a hearing or trial to date. Dr. Djalali has been threatened with a death sentence by his inquisitors. In an effort to obtain support from groups that the Iranian authorities may listen […]

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]]> 5981 Serkan Golge, a NASA Scientist, Confined in a Turkish Prison, Goes to Trial on April 17 https://concernedscientists.org/2017/03/serkan-golge-a-nasa-scientist-confined-in-a-turkish-prison-goes-to-trial-on-april-17/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 21:10:54 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5935 Serkan Golge, a NASA Scientist and dual citizen of Turkey and the United States, has been confined in Turkey and accused of being part of the coup attempt in July 15, 2016.  His trial date is set for April 17.  Any scientists who will be in Turkey at the time or in the nearby vicinity and […]

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]]> 5935 Committee of Concerned Scientists Joined Other Human Rights Groups, Co-Workers and Colleagues of Ahmadreza Djalali to Appeal For His Release https://concernedscientists.org/2017/03/committee-of-concerned-scientists-joined-other-human-rights-groups-co-workers-and-colleagues-of-ahmadreza-djalali-to-appeal-for-his-release/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:09:42 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5917 Colleagues and co-workers of Ahmadreza Djalali and human rights groups have written to the Iranian authorities appealing for due process for him as well as requesting that he be allowed to select an attorney of his choice. Djalali has been on a hunger strike for several weeks now in protest of the removal of his attorney just […]

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]]> 5917 Physician Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran Has Resumed Hunger Strike Also Refuses Liquids https://concernedscientists.org/2017/03/physician-ahmadreza-djalali-in-iran-has-resumed-hunger-strike-also-refuses-liquids/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:14:55 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5908 Embed from Getty Images Dr. Djalali, an Emergency Medicine physician was arrested while giving seminars in Iran to which he had been invited. He has been threatened with a death sentence, but his trial has not begun. His choice of attorney has been rejected by the judge. His health is deteriorating rapidly due to the […]

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]]> 5908 Dr. Abdul Jalil al-Singace In Need of Medical Care https://concernedscientists.org/2017/03/dr-abdul-jalil-al-singace-in-need-of-medical-care/ Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:45:14 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5889 Dr. al-Singace, formerly the head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Bahrain is now serving a life sentence for his political and human rights activism. He is in need of medical care. CCS has requested that the authorities in Bahrain assure that such is provided to him. February 7, 2017 Shaikh Hamad bin […]

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]]> 5889 Swedish Scientist Threatened with Death Sentence in Iran https://concernedscientists.org/2017/02/swedish-scientist-threatened-with-death-sentence-in-iran/ Fri, 10 Feb 2017 18:38:56 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5861 Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali has been threatened with the death penalty in Iran for ”collaborating with enemy states.” CCS has written to the Iranian government requesting that they review this case, and provide Djalali with a proper trial and an attorney of his choosing. February 8, 2017 President Hassan Rouhani Palestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection Tehran Islamic […]

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