Business student deported from Israel
Berlanty Azzim, a resident of Bethlehem, who says that she entered the West Bank on a valid visa in 2005, is a month away from completing her studies in business management at a West Bank university....
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Israel’s Detention of Palestinian Astronomer Traveling to Conference Violates...
Imad Barghouthi CCS protests Israel’s detention without charges of Dr. Imad al-Barghouthi, an astro-physicist and professor at al-Quds University, while he was traveling to the United Arab Emirates to...
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Good News: Palestinian Astronomer Released
Imad Barghouthi Imad Barghouthi was released on Jan. 22, 2015, according to his lawyer, Jawad Boulos. Boulos said that at the hearing appealing the detention he presented the CCS letter to Prime...
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2015 Annual Report
During 2015, the Committee of Concerned Scientists continued to advocate on behalf of scientists, academics, engineers and physicians. We wrote in concern for more than 21 individuals or groups of...
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Palestinian Astro-Physicist Detained at Israeli Checkpoint for a Second Time
Imad al-Barghouthi, astro-physicist and Professor at al-Quds University has been detained for a second time at a checkpoint in Israel. No charges were filed. Professor Barghouthi is an astro-physicist...
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Israel Bans Entrance to Country of British Professor Supporting BDS
Dr. Kamel Hawwash, British Professor in the School of Civil Engineering of the University of Birmingham travelled to Israel with his family to visit relatives in East Jerusalem. At the Tel Aviv...
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Professor at Al-Quds University Administratively Detained Without Charges in...
Ahmad Qatamesh, a university professor and founder of the Munif Barhouti Research Center in the School of Humanities at Al-Quds University was arrested on May 14th and detained without being charged...
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Birzeit University Student Council President Kidnapped by Israeli Forces for...
Omar Kiswani, the student council president at Birzeit University in the West Bank, was kidnapped by Israeli soldiers in early March. He was held at a detention center for a month without a charge nor...
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US Law Professor, Leading Delegation of Human Rights Activists, Denied Entry...
Dr. Katherine Franke, a Professor of Law at Columbia University was leading a 15-member delegation of human rights activists to visit Israel and Palestine to learn about the human rights situation in...
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CCS Inquires About Complicated Process for VISAs for International Academics...
Professors and lecturers who are employed at universities in the West Bank areas are facing complicated processes and harsh standards to obtain VISAs from Israel. They are finding the requests are...
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Student Council President at Birzeit University Arrested, Not Charged
Israeli soldiers arrested Ms. Hassan on December 12th at her home. She has not been charged for any crime, but has been ordered held for three months on administration detention. continue reading...
View ArticleDr. Barghouthi, Palestinian Professor, Awaiting Hearing that is Continually...
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View ArticlePalestinian Astrophysicist Released From Administrative Detention After Year...
On May 31, 2021, Professor at Al Quds University, Imad Barghouthi, was released from Israeli administrative detention, allegedly for a post he made on Facebook. The Committee of Concerned Scientists...
View ArticlePeaceful Student Protests at the Palestinian Technical University, Kadoorie...
After a student from Kadoorie University was shot in the West Bank, a protest and a memorial were organized at the Al Arroub branch of Kadoorie University on March 6th and 9th. Both were violently...
View ArticlePalestinian Medical Student Suspended from Studies Based on Unattainable...
Bara’a Fuqaha, a twenty-four-year-old medical student at Al-Quds University in Israel, has been suspended from her studies by six months. The decision was made by the Ofer Military Court based on...
View ArticleRenowned Scholar Pressured to Step Down After Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza
Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, the Lawrence D. Biele Chair in Law at the Faculty of Law Institute of Criminology of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, has been asked to step down after she...
View ArticleAchva Academic College of Education and Science
Israeli University Dismisses Senior Lecturer Over Social Media Posts on Israeli Invasion of Gaza https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2023-11-12-achva-academic-college/...
View ArticleHebrew University professor arrested and released
Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, the Lawrence D. Biele Chair in Law at the Faculty of Law Institute of Criminology of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of...
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