The arrest and detention of Turkish engineer Dr. Faruk Yarman, based on the Turkish Government's trial of an alleged conspiracy dating back to 2003, seems to violate due process as required under international law. CCS urges authorities in Turkey to ensure that Dr. Yarman is entitled to access to counsel and family while imprisoned and to early release under bail or bond, since he has not been ... Continue Reading>>
Bahrain Should Reinstate Professors, Students as Independent Commission Recommends, SAR Urges
The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI, established by the Bahraini government to investigate the aftermath of last year's protests in Bahrain) documented numerous instances of human rights violations against academics and students. Scholars at Risk (SAR), an international network of universities and colleges, recently called upon authorities in Bahrain to implement all of the ... Continue Reading>>
An Update on Professor Jahromi in Bahrain
On January 19, 2012, Professor Masaud Jahromi of Bahrain met with the Public Prosecutor before the verdict for his trial was issued. The Public Prosecutor ordered that the charges be dropped since it was related to “freedom of speech” which is consistent with the report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI). ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Welcomes the Release of Vietnamese Professor, Pham Minh Hoang
We welcome the release from prison of Vietnamese professor of mathematics, Pham Minh Hoang on January 13, 2012. CCS was among the many human rights groups and academic associations advocating for Professor Hoang’s release. Pham Minh Hoang, a professor of mathematics and blogger in Vietnam, was arrested on August 13, 2010 and was later convicted of holding membership in Viet Tan, a banned political ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Cites Recent Report of Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry in Dr. Jahromi’s Case
In urging Bahraini authorities to provide due process and reinstatement to academic Masaud Jahromi, CCS relied on the Dec. 10, 2011 report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. In addition to many other findings of violations of human rights by the Government in connection with recent protests, the Commission cited violations of free speech at Bahrain's Universities. ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Cites Recent Report of Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry in Dr. Jahromi's Case
In urging Bahraini authorities to provide due process and reinstatement to academic Masaud Jahromi, CCS relied on the Dec. 10, 2011 report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. In addition to many other findings of violations of human rights by the Government in connection with recent protests, the Commission cited violations of free speech at Bahrain's Universities. ... Continue Reading>>
Award-Winning Chinese-American Engineer Continues to be Detained in China Long After He Was Acquitted of Charges
CCS protests the continued detention of Dr. Zicheng Hu, a Chinese-American engineer who has been unable to leave China since November 2008 when he went on a business trip to China. He served a 17 month prison sentence, was released without charges, but is unable to leave China. CCS urges the government of China to release him immediately. ... Continue Reading>>
Reinstate Bahraini Academic, CCS Urges University
Dr. Masaud Jahromi, who has been accused of "participation in an unauthorized rally," should not be suspended from his position at Ahlia University pending his trial, CCS said in a letter to the President of Ahlia University in Manama. ... Continue Reading>>
Kokabee Imprisonment Creates Grave Concerns for Iranian Students in US, CCS Reports to Secretary Clinton
Following up on our previous activities on behalf of Omid Kokabee, an Iranian graduate student at the University of Texas, Austin, who was arrested when he returned to Iran, CCS wrote to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about his arrest and its chilling effect on Iranian students in the United States, who now fear that they will also be arrested if they go home to Iran. ... Continue Reading>>
Petition for the Release of Omid Kokabee
Please sign this petition for Omid Kokabee, an Iranian graduate student at the University of Texas, Austin, who was arrested on a visit to Iran last winter. He recently went on trial in Iran. ... Continue Reading>>