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UPDATE: Dr. Fariba Adelkhah returns to France after years in Iranian prison

October 24, 2023

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Imprisoned Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi

October 8, 2023

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/nobel-peace-prize-recognizes-iranian-womens-fight-for-gender-equity ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Narges Mohammadi

Sentence of Iranian Human Rights Activist, Narges Mohammadi, Extended Again

August 9, 2023

Narges Mohammadi, prominent human rights activist and recipient of the Andrei Sakharov Prize, has had her prison sentence extended again after recent statements made behind bars. Her total sentence is now ten years and nine months in prison, in addition to 154 lashes. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202308056505 ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Narges Mohammadi

Niloufar Bayani Continues to be Wrongfully Imprisoned and Tortured in Iran

July 10, 2023

In 2018, several biologists were arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including Niloufar Bayani, and accused of espionage. Ms. Bayani was coerced into making a confession. Since then, she has been tortured, threatened, and wrongfully imprisoned. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/irans-revolutionary-guard-corps-tortures-female-scholars-behind-prison-walls ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Niloufar Bayani, update

The International Community of Iranian Academics (ICOIA) report on government crackdown on university students and academics in Iran

May 18, 2023

https://icoia.org/publications/f/what-is-happening-in-iran   ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran

CCS Urges the European Parliament, Sweden, and Belgium to Negotiate for the Release of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, dual citizen of Sweden and Iran, from Iranian prison.

April 26, 2023

Noted academic in the field of disaster preparedness, Ahmadreza Djalali was arrested by the Revolutionary Guard on a visit to Iran in 2016, charged with "corruption on earth", and sentenced to death without proper legal procedures. His execution has been announced and postponed several times. CCS urges European leaders to negotiate with Iran for his ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali

UPDATE: Dr. Fariba Adelkhah Released from Prison in Iran

February 20, 2023

Dr. Fariba Adelkhah, a researcher at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), was released from prison earlier this month after having spent more than three years in Evin Prison. She was originally sentenced to five years on national security charges. The Committee of Concerned Scientists urges that the terms of her release be unconditional and made ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Fariba Adelkhah

Niloufar Bayani Wrongfully Imprisoned and Tortured in Iran

February 14, 2023

In 2018, several biologists were arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, falsely accused of espionage, and summarily tried by the Revolutionary Court. Niloufar Bayani, graduate of McGill and Columbia Universities, was sentenced to ten years in ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Niloufar Bayani

Iranian Students Subjected to Physical and Sexual Assault and Forced Disappearances for Alleged Protesting

January 5, 2023

Multiple Iranian university students have been subjected to physical and sexual assault and forced disappearances for allegedly participating in recent protest movements surrounding the country’s treatment of women. In particular, the cases of Sahra Rezaei, Soha Mortezei, and Melika Gharegozlou are particularly ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Iranian University Students, Melika Gharegozlou, Sahra Rezaei, Soha Mortezei

Iran Radiologist and His Wife Sentenced for Witnessing Protests

December 24, 2022

Dr. Hamid Ghare-Hassanlou, an Iranian doctor and philanthropist, and his wife Farzaneh Hassanlou, were arrested and sentenced to death and prison, respectively, for being in the wrong place in the wrong time; they witnessed a fatal clash between protestors and Basij militia members on their way home. CCS is concerned that these arrests are intended to make an example of Dr. Hassanlou and prevent ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Hamid Ghare-Hassanlou

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Protests in Kiev, Ukraine on January 22, 2014. Photo by Amakuha via Wikimedia Commons

A Call to Action

COB of The Swedish Association of Higher Education Institutions and the President of the German Rectors’ Conference Sent Joint Letter for Iran to Lift Death Sentence and Release Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali; Rectors of Brussels Two Universities Concur

April 6, 2021

Condition worsens for Ahmadreza Djalali, Swedish-Iranian Lecturer, sentenced for execution in Iran. Health has badly deteriorated. Is in solitary ... Continue Reading>>

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