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Advancing Justice | AAJC and ACLU Seeks Records on Federal Investigations, Prosecutions, and Agency Action Against Scientists

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WASHINGTON, D.C.  –  Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) and the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (together, the "ACLU") filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for all records from six federal agencies pertaining to the government’s efforts to scrutinize, investigate, and prosecute U.S.-based scientists and researchers perceived to have connections to China. 

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FOIA for Records on Government's Efforts to Investigate and Prosecute U.S.-Based Scientists and Researchers Believed to Have Connections to China

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The American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (together, the “ACLU”) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (“Advancing Justice | AAJC”) submitted this Freedom of Information Act request for records pertaining to the government’s efforts to scrutinize, investigate, prosecute, and take other measures against U.S.-based scientists and researchers believed to have connections to China.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Statement on Discrimination and the Coronavirus Epidemic

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Washington, D.C. - Asian Americans Advancing Justice, a group of five civil rights organizations issued the following statement and call to action about the coronavirus:

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