CERN, the European particle-physics collaboration that operates the Large Hadron Collider, will expel hundreds of Russian-affiliated scientists from its laboratories.
The Geneva-based organization decided to cut ties with Moscow after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, ending nearly 60 years of collaboration, and the agreements are now lapsing. Russia has never been a full member but worked closely on nuclear physics.
Scientists tied to Belarusian institutions already saw their contracts end in July, and any Russian-linked scientists will lose access, as well as residency permits, in December.
CERN will, however, maintain links with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an intergovernmental center near Moscow, a decision that is controversial for some researchers.
Fuckem.
You’re saying that just because they’re born in a country that in the last 2 years decided to invade Ukraine.
Maybe some or all are shills or tankies, but doesn’t matter you already made your mind that they’re working to further Putin’s interests.
Only scientists working for Russian/Belarusian institutions are banned. Russian and Belarusian scientists working for other institutions aren’t banned.
Fuck scientific institutions in fascist states, I’d support it if it applied to Israeli institutions too.
Every state is fascist.
Fascism is merely one form of authoritarianism, which is very much on a spectrum. Don’t try to make people stupid by breaking basic political categorization.