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Renowned Chinese Writer Detained for Exploring China’s Influence on Australian Politics

April 17, 2019

Renowned Chinese Writer Detained for Exploring China’s Influence on Australian Politics

Yang Hengjun, an internationally respected writer, based at Columbia University in New York City, was detained in Guangzhou airport in January en route to a visit to his family in Shanghai. He has been charged with “endangering national security." However, it seems that the reason for his arrest may have been related more to an investigation he was conducting into China’s influence on politics ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China Tagged With: arrested, Hengjun, Writer, Yang, Yang Hengjun

CCS, With Others Across the World, Mourns the Death of Chinese Dissident, Liu Xiaobo

July 16, 2017

CCS, With Others Across the World, Mourns the Death of Chinese Dissident, Liu Xiaobo

The Committee of Concerned Scientists mourns the death of Chinese Dissident, Liu Xiaobo from Liver Cancer. The following PBS article, noting the views of many human rights groups expresses the loss well: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/liu-xiaobo-nobel-laureate-chinese-dissident-dies-61/ ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, China Tagged With: Nobel, Writer, Xiaobo

Professor Threatened in Her Home for Involvement Documenting Rape by Security Forces

May 25, 2017

Professor Threatened in Her Home for Involvement Documenting Rape by Security Forces

CCS has written the Prime Minister of India requesting his assistance in assuring safety for Dr. Bela Bhatia, a well-known academic, researcher and writer with a Ph.D. from Cambridge.  Dr. Bhatia has been studying the Naxalite movement in India and in recent years has been involved in a fact-finding effort to document gang rapes and sexual assaults on Adivasi women by security forces.  On January ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, India Tagged With: Academic, Bela Bhatia, Chhattisgarh, India, Maoist, Mumbai, Researcher, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Writer

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