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Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, Swedish-Iranian Physician, Returned to Evin Prison in Tehran

September 29, 2025

VUB professor held in Iran is still alive, says family Read more on The Brussels Times ... Continue Reading>>

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

Family of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali discuss his life as a father and husband

May 13, 2025

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

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

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

Grave Concern that Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, Noted Disaster Preparedness Academic, will be Executed in Iran

May 9, 2022

Noted academic in the field of disaster preparedness, Ahmadreza Djalali was arrested by the Revolutionary Guard, and charged with "corruption on earth" without proper legal procedures. He has suffered in detainment and then prison since late 2016, and his execution is now reportedly set for May 21, ... Continue Reading>>

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

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 confinement. Family very concerned about his physical and mental state. In need of medical care. Many academics, Nobel Laureates have stepped forward in his defense. Now the President of the German Rectors' Conference and the Chairman of the Board ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iraq, Petitions Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, Death Sentence, Human Rights, Swedish

Prompted by Reports of the Imminent Execution of a Medical Scholar, Ahmadreza Djalali, 153 Nobel Laureates Appeal to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Urging Him to Intercede on Djalali’s Behalf.

November 24, 2020

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Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran, Petitions Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali, Execution, Medical Scholar

Ahmadreza Djalali Is Dying in Prison in Iran

July 13, 2020

Editorial Note by the Editor in Chief of the Cambridge Core:  https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/ahmadreza-djalali-md-phd-is-dying/D655A93377D6225ADEFA229E74831644/core-reader ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Ahmadreza, Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali, Emergency Medicine, Physician

Take Action To Free Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali (Iran) and Dr. Tashpolat Tiyip (In China) From Execution

October 14, 2019

Please sign the petitions provided by Scholars at Risk for World Day Against the Death Penalty in support of Dr. Djalali and Dr. Tiyip who are currently imprisoned in Iran and China, respectively, sentenced to be executed for false charges. CCS has written to support both of these gentlemen previously (can be found on this website). Dr. Djalali is a professor of disaster medicine and was arrested ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China, Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza, Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali, Tashpolat, Tashpolat Tiyip, Tiyip

Worldwide Alert: Medical Doctor, Ahmadreza Djalali, Who Was Sentenced to Death in Iran in 2017, Taken from Prison Cell to Undisclosed Location

August 3, 2019

On July 29, Ahmadreza Djalali, dual citizen of Iran and Sweden, sentenced to death on a bogus charge of “cooperation with hostile government” in 2017, was taken out of Evin prison in Tehran to an isolated cell at an undisclosed location.  Djalali was blindfolded before the relocation and the purpose for this is unknown. Director of European Projects on Disaster Medicine, Djalali was arrested by ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali, Execution, Physician, Sweden

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