Writer Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/writer/ 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, 17 Apr 2019 18:30:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Writer Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/writer/ 32 32 59910430 Renowned Chinese Writer Detained for Exploring China’s Influence on Australian Politics https://concernedscientists.org/2019/04/renowned-chinese-writer-detained-for-exploring-chinas-influence-on-australian-politics/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:30:18 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7396 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 […]

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]]> 7396 CCS, With Others Across the World, Mourns the Death of Chinese Dissident, Liu Xiaobo https://concernedscientists.org/2017/07/ccs-with-other-across-the-world-mourns-the-death-of-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo/ Sun, 16 Jul 2017 20:01:18 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6200 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/

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]]> 6200 Professor Threatened in Her Home for Involvement Documenting Rape by Security Forces https://concernedscientists.org/2017/05/professor-threatened-in-her-home-for-work-she-is-doing-regarding-documentation-of-rape-cases-of-adivasi-women-by-security-forces/ Fri, 26 May 2017 02:40:20 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6085 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 […]

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