Announcement: Note to our Members
Dear CESS Colleagues, The last year has been an extremely challenging one for Central Eurasia and our organization. Just as we started to navigate a… Read More »Announcement: Note to our Members
Statements
CESS Statement on Academic Freedom in Kyrgyzstan
On behalf of the members of the Central Eurasian Studies Society we write to express our strong concern over the detention of several academic researchers… Read More »CESS Statement on Academic Freedom in Kyrgyzstan
CESS Statement on Chinese Sanctions
The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) is a professional association, founded in 2000, with over 500 members worldwide. The society facilitates communication and interaction among… Read More »CESS Statement on Chinese Sanctions
Shared Association for Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) Statement Condemning Systemic Racism and Police Brutality
June 5, 2020 The CESS Board stands in solidarity and supports the following statement condemning systemic racism and police brutality from the Association for Slavic,… Read More »Shared Association for Slavic, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) Statement Condemning Systemic Racism and Police Brutality
Shared Asian Pacific Islander Coalition (APIC) Statement on Surge of Anti-Asian Racism During COVID-19
June 5, 2020 The CESS Board stands in solidarity and supports the following statement on anti-Asian racism from Washington state’s Asian Pacific Islander Coalition (APIC)… Read More »Shared Asian Pacific Islander Coalition (APIC) Statement on Surge of Anti-Asian Racism During COVID-19
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and CESS conferences
The CESS Board is committed to providing a healthy and safe space for CESS conference participants. The Board is carefully monitoring health and travel advice… Read More »Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and CESS conferences
Statement concerning disappearance and sentencing of Tashpolat Tiyip, former President of Xinjiang University
We, the members of the Central Eurasian Studies society, express our strong concern over the disappearance and sentencing of Tashpolat Tiyip, a prominent Uyghur academic. Tashpolat Tiyip was the President of Xinjiang University. It has been reported that he currently faces execution in China.
Statement concerning the detention of Rahile Dawut, Professor of Uyghur folklore, detained in Xinjiang
On behalf of the members of the Central Eurasian Studies society, we write to express our strong concern over the disappearance of our academic colleague Rahile Dawut.
Statement of concern over the indictment of Professor Andrei V. Kubatin, Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent
CESS issues a statement of concern regarding the indictment of our colleague, Andrei V. Kubatin (Institute of Oriental Studies, Tashkent), in Uzbekistan.
Statement concerning the detention of doctoral student Xiyue Wang
Oct 13, 2017: CESS issues statement concerning the detention of doctoral student Xiyue Wang.