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2006
December 19Five Bulgarian Nurses and a Palestinian Doctor Sentenced to Death in LibyaLibya
October 27Political Scientist denied entry into United StatesUnited States
October 13Researcher fired and blacklisted for human rights activitiesMexico
October 13University Dean “Disappeared” in Sri LankaSri Lanka
October 4Lawyers for medical workers plea for independent scientific assessmentLibya
August 25Iranian scientists' visas revoked upon arrival in the U.S.United States
August 15Dr. Berhanu Nega moved to a better ventilated cellEthiopia
August 10Oscar Kaibyshev released with suspended sentenceRussia
July 15Jailed Ethiopian Economics professor faces heart trouble, inadequate careEthiopia
July 15Jailed Ethiopian Economics professor faces heart trouble, inadequate careEthiopia
June 14Forensic Scientists Face Threats in PeruPeru
May 10Doctor and Engineer released on bail, but still in dangerIran
April 25Doctor and Engineer held incommunicado in Iranian PrisonIran
March 20Cuban scholars denied visasUnited States
March 20Aymara historian denied visaUnited States
January 13Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation again facing death threatsGuatemala
January 12Sociologist faces life in prison in TurkeyTurkey
January 10Retrial ordered for nurses and doctor in LibyaLibya
2005
December 14Professors arrested in crackdown after demonstrations in EthiopiaEthiopia
November 18Prominent Azeri physicist and opposition supporter arrested on eve of electionsAzerbaijan
November 7Medical workers' final appeal in LibyaLibya
November 3Dissident back in psychiatric detentionUzbekistan
October 18Forensic team threatened in PeruPeru
October 17Somali medical student detained without charge in SyriaSyria
October 11Chemistry student killed and others injuredColombia
September 14Guatemalan Forensic Anthropologists Facing Death ThreatsGuatemala
August 18Turkish scholar detained in Armenia releasedArmenia; Turkey
August 18Dr. Bandazhevsky ReleasedBelarus
August 11Iraqi scientist being held without charges or trialIraq
August 5Turkish scholar arrested in ArmeniaArmenia; Turkey
July 18Al-Quds University President Sari Nusseibeh under attack by Palestinian teachers unionPalestinian Authority
June 16Doctor Than Nyein’s health problems untreated in prisonBurma/Myanmar
June 13Australian political science professor deported from BotswanaBotswana
May 12Brazilian Anthropologists AttackedBrazil
May 10Engineer ArrestedSudan
May 9Oscar Kaibyshev’s case continuesRussia
March 29Physics Student Remains in JailBurma/Myanmar
February 28Another Russian “Spy Case” Begins: Oscar KaibyshevRussia
February 14Nguyen Dan Que ReleasedVietnam
2004
December 3Physicist Sentenced to 14 YearsRussia
November 22Break in at Honduran Torture Treatment CenterHonduras
November 12Physicist Found GuiltyRussia
August 11HIV/AIDS Activist AttackedChina
August 10Dr. Nguyen Dan Que SentencedVietnam
August 10HIV/AIDS Activists Threatened and DetainedChina
July 22Academic Sentenced in IranIran
July 21Chinese Doctor Released from Arbitrary DetentionChina
July 14Egyptian Government Attempts to Close Torture Treatment CenterEgypt
July 14Chinese Doctor ArrestedChina
June 30Russian Anthropologist KilledRussia
June 30Academic's Death Sentence DroppedIran
June 10Physicist's Acquittal OverturnedRussia
June 10Physicians Involved in Cruel and Degrading Medical ExamsEgypt
May 24Medical Workers Sentenced to DeathLibya
May 13Dutch Humanitarian Worker FreedRussia
May 6Academic's Death Sentence ReimposedIran
May 6One Academic Released; Others Remain in JailSaudi Arabia
April 26Guatemalan Government Apologizes for Killing of Anthropologist Myrna MackGuatemala
April 8Dr. Igor Sutyagin SentencedRussia
April 6Igor Sutyagin Found Guilty; Defense to AppealRussia
April 5Engineer ReleasedSyria
March 23Prominent Academics Arrested in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
March 19Dr. Sutyagin’s Case ContinuesRussia
March 12U.S. Bars Scientists from Attending Meeting in CubaUnited States
January 13Dr. Nguyen Dan Que Requires Medical CareVietnam
January 7Dr. Sutyagin's Trial PostponedRussia
January 7Dr. Valentin Danilov AcquittedRussia
2003
December 8Dutch Humanitarian Worker Remains HostageRussia
December 5Dr. Zahedi Released on BailIran
November 4Iranian-American Professor Held in IranIran
September 26Dr. Sutyagin’s Moscow Trial BeginsRussia
September 25Kurdish Engineer Arrested in SyriaSyria
August 20Dr. Alemayehu Teferra Released from PrisonEthiopia
July 25Police Use Violence against HIV+ Protesters in ChinaChina
June 16Violations of Medical Neutrality in ZimbabweZimbabwe
May 23Break in at a Honduran Torture Treatment CenterHonduras
May 9Continued Threats against Forensic Scientists in GuatemalaGuatemala
May 8Dr. Salai Tun Than ReleasedBurma/Myanmar
April 8Marta Roque Sentenced and Oscar Biscet Awaiting VerdictCuba
March 24Marta Beatriz Roque Cabello Re-ArrestedCuba
March 19Dr. Nguyen Dan Que ArrestedVietnam
March 18Dr. Ibrahim AcquittedEgypt
March 13Dutch Humanitarian Worker AbductedRussia
March 5Medical Doctor ArrestedChina
February 20Academic’s Death Sentence RepealedIran
February 7Medical Doctor ArrestedColombia
January 23Medical Doctor Arrested AgainCuba
January 6A Nurse and Academic Sentenced in IndonesiaIndonesia
2002
December 16Psychology Student ArrestedChina
December 3Dr. Ibrahim Released; New Trial OrderedEgypt
November 12Iranian Academic Sentenced to Death for ApostasyIran
November 8Renewed Concerns for Dr. Bandazhevsky's HealthBelarus
November 4Medical Doctor ReleasedCuba
October 21Bioethicist Fired in BrazilBrazil
October 2Physicist ReleasedRussia
October 1Economist ReleasedBangladesh
September 12Human Rights Defender Held in Mental HospitalUzbekistan
August 21Death Threats Made Against Anthropologist and EnvironmentalistBrazil
August 8Government Rescinds De-Registration Threats against PathologistsKenya
August 6Young Scientist Tortured to DeathSri Lanka
August 2Dr. Ibrahim Re-sentenced for a Seven-Year Prison TermEgypt
July 26Human Rights Defenders Harassed in GuatemalaGuatemala
July 16Dr. Sutyagin's Case Transferred to MoscowRussia
July 3Chinese Computer Engineer Remains in JailChina
June 20Dr. Ibrahim's Retrial UnderwayEgypt
June 3Pathologists Threatened After Documenting TortureKenya
May 24More Violence Against Oromo StudentsEthiopia
May 21Political Scientist ReleasedEthiopia
May 16Further Violence Directed at Forensic Science TeamsGuatemala
May 10Economist Imprisoned and TorturedBangladesh
May 9Cuba Releases EconomistCuba
May 3Physicist Awaits Release on BailRussia
April 2Dr. Igor Sutyagin's Legal Nightmare ContinuesRussia
March 28Burmese Professor SentencedBurma/Myanmar
March 21Forensic Anthropologists Threatened in GuatemalaGuatemala
March 14Medical Workers Killed in West Bank and GazaIsrael; Palestinian Authority
March 6Historian Sentenced in ChinaChina
March 1Case Opened Against Human Rights Foundation of TurkeyTurkey
February 28Policy of Virginity Testing of Female Students RescindedTurkey
February 21Students Suspended for Human Rights ActivismSudan
February 13Burmese Professor ArrestedBurma/Myanmar
February 8Court Will Hear Dr. Ibrahim's AppealEgypt
February 4Science and Human Rights Program to Honor Dr. Moncef MarzoukiTunisia
February 1Sutyagin Case Reaches Critical Juncture: Russian Supreme Court to Review Lower Court DecisionRussia
January 28Honduran Human Rights Commissioner ThreatenedHonduras
January 4Dr. Igor Sutyagin Facing a Second InvestigationRussia
2001
November 13Dr. Igor Sutyagin's Trial ResumesRussia
November 2Government Attempts to Close a Torture Treatment CenterTurkey
November 2Cuba: Political Prisoner Dr. Biscet Remains in PrisonCuba
October 25Historian Harassed in GuatemalaGuatemala
October 12Student Activist "Disappeared"Colombia
October 1Dr. Marzouki's Prison Sentenced SuspendedTunisia
October 1Amal Center is Open; All Patient Files ReturnedSudan
September 18Human Rights Foundation of Turkey RaidedTurkey
September 7Violations of Free Expression in ChinaChina
August 27Dr. Yury Bandazhevsky sentencedBelarus
August 1Virginity testing of female studentsTurkey
August 1Engineering student releasedMalaysia
July 27Gao Zhan, Li Shaomin deportedChina
July 25One student released,other remains in prisonMalaysia
July 13Universities targeted by stateMalaysia
July 11Trial set for detained scholar Li ShaominChina
July 2Torture treatment center member released,center remains closedSudan
July 2Russian researcher's trial postponedRussia
June 25Torture treatment center faces continued harassmentSudan
June 11Ethiopian academics released on bailEthiopia
June 1Chinese government restricts doctor's right to travelChina
May 22Doctor released from jailSudan
May 22Government kills 41 students during student academic freedom protestsEthiopia
May 22Sociologist sentenced to seven yearsEgypt
April 2Another professor detained in ChinaChina
March 30Dozens of university students beatenLiberia
March 27Sociologists detained in ChinaChina
March 23Attack Against Sociology Professor in TunisiaTunisia
March 19Doctor arrested in SudanSudan
February 26Sociologist's trial underwayEgypt
February 5Russian researcher's trial to beginRussia
January 9Dr. Marzouki sentenced, refusing to appealTunisia
2000
December 28Professor of public health on trialTunisia
December 5Female scientists imprisoned in Burma(Myanmar)Burma/Myanmar
November 21Sociologist's trial postponedEgypt
November 15Scientists Among Detained and At Risk in Falun Gong CrackdownChina
October 17Attacks on Medical Personnel in Israel/Occupied TerritoriesIsrael
September 26Human rights activist releasedTurkey
September 15Concern for Academic Freedom in BelarusBelarus
September 14Nikitin's Legal Battle Now Over: Attempt to Re-open Nikitin Case DeniedRussia
August 11Russian researcher jailedRussia
August 11Dr. Abdulsittar Qassem ReleasedPalestinian Authority
August 11Sociologist released on bailEgypt
August 4Public Health Professor Fired and HarassedTunisia
July 17Political science professor finedAustria
July 10Sociologist jailed in EgyptEgypt
June 27Psychology Professor DisappearedGuatemala
June 2Biologist arrestedVietnam
May 25Engineer releasedChina
May 24Three of the "Group of Four" Cuban Dissidents ReleasedCuba
April 17Supreme Court of Russia Affirms Nikitin AcquittalRussia
April 12Marine biologist leaves UkraineUkraine
March 21Supreme court schedules hearing on Nikitin caseRussia
March 17Charges against marine biologist droppedUkraine
1999
December 29Engineer acquittedRussia
December 29Academics and government critics arrestedPalestinian Authority
December 9Academics and government critics arrestedPalestinian Authority
November 18Physician imprisonedCuba
November 4Marine biologist arrestedUkraine
October 25Physician arrestedTurkey
October 8Professor killedColombia
September 27Physician detainedCuba
September 9Engineer's case to be re-triedRussia
August 18Psychiatrist conditionally releasedPalestinian Authority
August 3Political scientist sentencedEthiopia
July 23Physicist's concerns addressedMexico
July 6Engineer indictedRussia
June 24Doctor releasedEgypt
June 23Visa decision reversed for Cuban surgeonCuba
June 23Professors killed; "disappeared"Colombia
June 9Death of former political prisonerEthiopia
May 14Visa denial to Cuban sugeonCuba
May 6Engineer detainedIsrael
May 4Eritrean students releasedEthiopia
April 27Baha'i educators sentencedIran
March 30Geologist arrestedVietnam
March 4Surgeon releasedBurma/Myanmar
March 3Doctor re-arrestedEgypt
February 19Engineer under investigationRussia
February 12Ecologist attackedKenya
February 11Eritrean students detainedEthiopia
February 11Engineer appeals convictionChina
January 28Engineer sentencedChina
January 14Surgeon releasedEthiopia
January 13Entry visas denied to American and Canadian scholarsSerbia
1998
December 10Engineer and physicist imprisonedChina
December 2Physician conditionally releasedCuba
November 16Researchers threatened in ChiapasMexico
October 28Education for Baha'is attackedIran
October 20Imprisoned scientists charged with seditionCuba
October 20Use of organs from executed prisonersChina
October 5Imprisoned physician releasedVietnam
October 5Sentences requested for imprisoned scientistsCuba
September 28Academic freedomSerbia
September 24Scientists among scores arrestedLibya
September 3Imprisoned scientist in dangerEthiopia
August 31Physician detainedCuba
August 19Engineer and physicist imprisonedChina
August 5Treatment center reopenedTurkey
July 31Physicist firedMexico
July 14Imprisoned mathematicianRepublic of Korea
June 30Engineer facing trialRussia
June 29Physician releasedNigeria
June 22Treatment centers closedTurkey
May 27Women's health endangeredIran
May 13Human rights activist attackedTurkey
May 12Doctor's health deterioratesVietnam
April 30Imprisoned surgeon in serious conditionEthiopia
April 22Doctor releasedEgypt
April 22Student/human rights activist released into exileChina
April 14Continued detention of physician and scientistsCuba
March 25Sale of organs in the US from executed Chinese prisonersChina
March 17Doctor re-imprisoned after releaseEgypt
February 18Imprisoned surgeon in serious conditionEthiopia
February 5Social scientist re-imprisonedTurkey
February 2Physics student imprisonedBurma/Myanmar
January 26Anthropological work threatenedBrazil
January 5Progress in the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM)Egypt; Gambia; Kenya
1997
December 23Government lifts censors on opponents of female genital mutilationGambia
December 23Physician sentencedCuba
December 3Professor released on bailPalestinian Authority
December 3Engineer releasedEgypt
November 6Continued Prosecution of Engineer and Human Rights ActivistTurkey
October 29Activist attacked in hospitalMexico
October 22Continued detention of physicianCuba
October 22Surgeon's imprisonment continuesBurma/Myanmar
October 3Economist releasedIsrael
October 3Engineer and student arrestedEgypt
September 25Professor arrestedPalestinian Authority
September 9Mathematics professor harassedTunisia
September 2Government censors opposition to femal genital mutilationGambia
August 25Veterinarian's detention order renewedEgypt
August 20Surgeon continues to be in poor healthBurma/Myanmar
August 12Doctor's health deterioratesVietnam
August 6Economist in administrative detentionPalestinian Authority
July 23Economist suffers from ill-treatmentNigeria
July 10Veterinarian torturedEgypt
July 2Engineer remains in detentionBurundi
June 24Surgeon receives death threatsMexico
June 9Doctor remains in detentionNigeria
May 12Physician chargedTurkey
May 2Social scientists threatenedGuatemala
April 25Economist detained under anti-subversion lawIndonesia
April 15Engineer chargedEthiopia
April 6Threats continue as Mack prosecution faces new legal obstaclesGuatemala
April 1Denial of freedom to travelRomania
March 5Visa denial to Cuban scientistsUnited States
March 4Long-term imprisonment of physician and nurseVietnam
February 12Imprisoned Surgeon in Poor HealthBurma/Myanmar
February 12Medical Professionals ReleasedPeru
February 4Threat of Life Imprisonment for Teachers' Association ChairmanEthiopia
January 27Turkish Government Continues Efforts to Interfere with Work of Torture Treatment CenterTurkey
1996
December 30Arrested engineer released pending further investigationRussia
December 17Health care researcher trial continuesMalaysia
November 20Turkish Government Continues Efforts to Interfere with Work of Torture Treatment CentersTurkey
November 15Student/human rights activist sentencedChina
October 26Engineer detainedJordan
October 26Academics sentencedEgypt
October 26Student/human rights activists imprisonedChina
October 18Engineer arrested and denied medical treatment in prisonCuba
October 11Continued threats to forensic anthropologistGuatemala
October 7Scientists and engineer arrestedEgypt
September 30Turkish Government Targets Another Doctor; Continues Efforts to Interfere with Work of Torture TreatTurkey
September 4Agriculturalist, doctors, and engineers arrestedSudan
September 4President of the Association of Jordanaian Engineers sentencedJordan
August 20Engineer ArrestedBurma/Myanmar
July 22Teachers' Association Chairman and Electrical Engineer ArrestedEthiopia
July 9Forensic Anthropologist ThreatenedGuatemala
July 8Health Care Researcher on TrialMalaysia
July 8Release of PsychiatristGaza
July 5Economist Denied Medical AttentionChina
June 21Electrical Engineering Student ReleasedTunisia
June 21Rearrest of Medical DoctorSudan
June 11Rearrest and Ill-Treatment of PsychiatristGaza
May 31Physician ArrestedTurkey
May 29Release of PsychiatristGaza
May 23Arrest of PsychiatristGaza
May 23Prominent Dissident Surfaces in U.S.China
May 15Arrest of Russian Engineer Working for Norwegian Ecological FoundationRussia
May 14Continued Efforts to Interfere with Work of Torture Treatment CenterTurkey
May 3Hematologist Feared TorturedSaudi Arabia
April 26Continued Prosecution of Engineer and Human Rights ActivistsTurkey
April 23Cruel Treatment of Imprisoned DentistBurma/Myanmar
April 1Medical Doctor and Nurse ArrestedEthiopia
April 1Imprisoned Doctor ReleasedPeru
March 12Status of Health Professionals and Other Scientists Imprisoned in PeruPeru
February 22Arrest of Russian Engineer Working for Norwegian Ecological FoundationRussia
February 16Continued Prosecution of Engineer and Human Rights ActivistsTurkey
February 2Ill-Treatment of Imprisoned DentistBurma/Myanmar
January 22Engineer DetainedJordan
January 11Imprisoned Surgeon on TrialEthiopia

Note: Alerts sent prior to 11 January 1996 are not available online.


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