Iran Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/news/iran/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:45:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Iran Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/news/iran/ 32 32 59910430 Concern for the Safety of Political Prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison https://concernedscientists.org/2026/03/concern-for-the-safety-of-political-prisoners-in-irans-evin-prison/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:45:57 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10822 We are concerned about the safety of political prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison, including Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, amid reports of bombing nearby and prisoners locked in their cells and abandoned by the guards. We urge immediate action to protect them.

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]]> 10822 Nobel Peace Winner Narges Mohammadi Receives Additional Seven-Year Prison Sentence in Iran https://concernedscientists.org/2026/02/nobel-peace-winner-narges-mohammadi-receives-additional-seven-year-prison-sentence-in-iran/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:22:16 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10777 https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/08/middleeast/iran-narges-mohammadi-new-sentence-intl-hnk

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]]> 10777 Imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Winner Beaten and Hospitalized https://concernedscientists.org/2025/12/imprisoned-nobel-peace-prize-winner-beaten-and-hospitalized-d-summary-dr-narges-mohammadi-who-is-imprisoned-in-iran-for-opposing-the-death-penalty-has-recently-been-beaten-so-severely-that-she/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 08:14:42 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10729 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 more […]

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]]> 10729 Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, Swedish-Iranian Physician, Returned to Evin Prison in Tehran https://concernedscientists.org/2025/09/dr-ahmadreza-djalali-swedish-iranian-physician-returned-to-evin-prison-in-tehran/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:21:49 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10682 VUB professor held in Iran is still alive, says family Read more on The Brussels Times

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]]> 10682 Urgent Appeal to Prevent the Imminent Execution of Student Ehsan Faridi https://concernedscientists.org/2025/09/urgent-appeal-to-prevent-the-imminent-execution-of-student-ehsan-farid/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:44:44 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10665 The post Urgent Appeal to Prevent the Imminent Execution of Student Ehsan Faridi appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 10665 “Science Saved My Life — and It Must Save Other At-Risk Scholars,” an Article by Encieh Erfani https://concernedscientists.org/2025/06/science-saved-my-life-and-it-must-save-other-at-risk-scholars-an-article-by-encieh-erfani/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 02:40:22 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10632 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

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]]> 10632 Narges Mohammadi’s Temporary Medical Release is Grossly Insufficient https://concernedscientists.org/2024/12/narges-mohammadis-temporary-medical-release-is-grossly-insufficient/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 23:40:17 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10468 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 […]

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]]> 10468 UPDATE: Djalali left behind in recent Swedish-Iranian prisoner swap https://concernedscientists.org/2024/06/update-djalali-left-behind-in-recent-swedish-iranian-prisoner-swap/ Sun, 23 Jun 2024 04:00:13 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10377 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 […]

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]]> 10377 UPDATE: Niloufar Bayani released from prison https://concernedscientists.org/2024/04/update-niloufar-bayani-released-from-prison/ Sun, 14 Apr 2024 00:46:29 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10336 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/

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]]> 10336 UPDATE: Dr. Fariba Adelkhah returns to France after years in Iranian prison https://concernedscientists.org/2023/10/update-dr-fariba-adelkhah-returns-to-france-after-years-in-iranian-prison/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:46:43 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10035 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 […]

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