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“Science Saved My Life — and It Must Save Other At-Risk Scholars,” an Article by Encieh Erfani

June 3, 2025

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Encieh Erfani

Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient

December 7, 2024

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>>

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

UPDATE: Djalali left behind in recent Swedish-Iranian prisoner swap

June 23, 2024

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>>

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

UPDATE: Niloufar Bayani released from prison

April 13, 2024

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>>

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

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

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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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