2016 CASE SUMMARIES For 2017 Committee of Concerned Scientists Annual Meeting ANGOLA Case: Domingos Da Cruz, Professor of Law and Human Rights Situation: Arrested on June 21, 2015 and charged with preparatory acts of rebellion and association with criminals (other activists who had been arrested the previous day). He was held for six months, released on ... Continue Reading>>
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Eugene Chudnovsky, Co-Chair of Board, The Committee of Concerned Scientists Participates in Podcast of Scientists v. Power
ABC’s Podcast “RN” ran a story by Natasha Mitchell on the impact that dictatorial rulers have on scientists. The article interviews several scientists, one of which is CCS’ Board Co-Chair and Professor of Physics, Eugene Chudnovsky. The article examines scientists who have been locked up for their studies and discoveries dating back from Socrates to a more recent case of a young Iranian ... Continue Reading>>
Homa Hoodfar, Canadian and Iranian Citizen, Released from Evin Prison
Homa Hoodfar, a dual-citizen of Iran and Canada, and a retired professor of Sociology and Anthropology, has been released from Evin prison in Iran, where she was detained since her arrest in June. Professor Hoodfar was charged with “dabbling in feminism” while conducting a research project. In early July, CCS wrote on behalf of Professor Hoodfar requesting her immediate release and that she ... Continue Reading>>
Omid Kokabee Released on Parole
Physicist Omid Kokabee, whose arrest and imprisonment in Iran galvanized the academic community for more than five years, has been granted parole by the Iranian court. Kokabee was born in Iran in 1982. At age 18 he was recognized for his extraordinary intellectual power in Iran’s nationwide college entrance exams. He graduated with degrees in Applied Physics and Mechanical Engineering from ... Continue Reading>>
Homa Hoodfar, Canadian and Iranian Citizen, Jailed in Evin Prison
Dr. Homa Hoodfar, a Canadian and Iranian citizen, was arrested on June 6 and has been held in Evin Prison. She has not been able to contact her family or an attorney. Dr. Hoodfar, a Professor of Social Anthropology, was arrested in June after three months of questioning. She was in Iran visiting family and doing research on the political role of women in Iran historically. Being in isolation opens ... Continue Reading>>
Iranian Government Grants Temporary Release to Jailed Physics Student
Omid Kokabee has been granted bail to recuperate at home following cancer surgery involving the removal of a cancerous kidney and other medical problems. Kokabee has been in prison in Iran for more than 5 years. Related articles Jailed Iranian Physics Student Released on Bail (nature.com) ... Continue Reading>>
Amnesty International Call to Action for Omid Kokabee
The Committee of Concerned Scientists joins with Amnesty International in calling for a letter-writing campaign in support of Omid Kokabee. Kokabee, a Ph.D. student in Physics at the University of Texas, Austin, was arrested when he went home to visit his family for refusing to work on Iranian military projects. He has been in prison in Iran for the past five years and was recently diagnosed ... Continue Reading>>
Scholars at Risk Letter Campaign for Omid Kokabee
Scholars at Risk calls for letters on behalf of imprisoned Iranian doctoral student Omid Kokabee April 19, 2016 -- Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned about recent reports of imprisoned doctoral student of physics Omid Kokabee's deteriorating health, specifically his distressing diagnosis of kidney cancer, and his reported lack of access to needed, regular medical care. SAR understands ... Continue Reading>>
Scientist Dying in Prison for Refusing to Help Iran Develop Nuclear Weapons | Washington Examiner
Omid Kokabee’s fate is at the mercy of the Revolutionary Courts, who execute the will of the Supreme Leader, now that he has suffered kidney cancer and had his right kidney removed. Omid Kokabee was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer that required surgery to completely remove his right kidney. Kokabee has been in Evin Prison in Iran since 2011 for failing to cooperate with the Atomic Energy ... Continue Reading>>
Release Omid Kokabee from Prison
Omid Kokabee, a graduate student at University of Texas, Austin who has been in prison in Iran for over five years, has been diagnosed with kidney cancer. Surgery was performed on Tuesday, April 19th. CCS wrote Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Attorney General of Iran, requesting Omid’s release so that he may recuperate at his family home upon discharge from the hospital. April 20, 2016 To: Mohammad ... Continue Reading>>