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Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Winner Beaten and Hospitalized
Dr. Narges Mohammadi, who is imprisoned in Iran for opposing the death penalty, has recently been beaten so severely, that she required multiple hospitalizations. The Associated Press: Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi taken to hospital after arrest, family says......Read more Reuters: No new on whereabouts orhealth of Iranian Mobel Lauriate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say......Read ... Continue Reading>>
Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, Swedish-Iranian Physician, Returned to Evin Prison in Tehran
VUB professor held in Iran is still alive, says family Read more on The Brussels Times ... Continue Reading>>
Urgent Appeal to Prevent the Imminent Execution of Student Ehsan Faridi
“Science Saved My Life — and It Must Save Other At-Risk Scholars,” an Article by Encieh Erfani
In September 2022, during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran — sparked by the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini — I resigned from my Iranian university position in protest. I was on a research visit to Mexico at the time, and couldn’t return home. Read more on nature.com ... Continue Reading>>
Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient
Permanent and Unconditional Release of Nobel Peace Laureate Is Critical December 5, 2024 – Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and renowned Iranian human rights defender, has been granted a 21-day medical release from Evin Prison by the Iranian authorities, after repeated denials and delays in receiving critical medical care. This temporary release falls drastically short of ... Continue Reading>>
UPDATE: Djalali left behind in recent Swedish-Iranian prisoner swap
Prominent medical doctor and Swedish Iranian dual citizen, Ahmadreza Djalali, remains on death row after two other prisoners were exchanged for two of Sweden’s prisoners. The swap took place on Saturday, June 15th. Djalali has been held in Evin Prison in Tehran since an academic visit to Iran in 2016. CCS implores the Swedish Prime Minister to prioritize Djalali’s ... Continue Reading>>
UPDATE: Niloufar Bayani released from prison
Niloufar Bayani was one of several biologists arrested in 2018 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and falsely accused of espionage. In 2019, Bayani was sentenced to ten years in prison, but she was recently released. https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2024/04/iran-niloufar-bayani-released-from-prison/ ... Continue Reading>>
UPDATE: Dr. Fariba Adelkhah returns to France after years in Iranian prison
French-Iranian academic Dr. Fariba Adelkah was released from an Iranian prison in February after years of detainment, but she was not permitted to leave the country until last week. She’d been arrested in 2019 upon accusations of of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic’s political system” and “collusion to undermine national security”. She has finally returned to ... Continue Reading>>
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Imprisoned Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/nobel-peace-prize-recognizes-iranian-womens-fight-for-gender-equity ... Continue Reading>>