Ali Khamenei Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/ali-khamenei/ 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. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 19:05:49 +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 Ali Khamenei Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/ali-khamenei/ 32 32 59910430 On the eve of Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo 121 Nobel Laureates have appealed to the Supreme Leader of Iran, asking Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to interfere personally in the case of the medical doctor Ahmadreza Djalali. Sir Richard Roberts (picture) wrote the letter petitioning for the release and dismissal of charges against Dr. Djalali and 121 former Nobel winners have signed. Dr. Djalali, dual citizen of Iran and Sweden, was sentenced to death in Iran in 2017 on charges disputed by the international community. (Picture provided by the Genetic Literacy Project.) https://concernedscientists.org/2018/12/on-the-eve-of-nobel-prize-award-ceremonies-in-stockholm-and-oslo-121-nobel-laureates-have-appealed-to-the-supreme-leader-of-iran-asking-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-to-interfere-personally-in-the-case-of-t/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 03:16:24 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7253 9th December, 2018 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Via the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations 622 Third Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10017 Dear Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: In November 2017, and again in February 2018 I wrote on behalf […]

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]]> 7253 Iranian Physicist and Human Rights Activist Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison https://concernedscientists.org/2016/06/iranian-physicist-and-human-rights-activist-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison/ Tue, 07 Jun 2016 18:53:20 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5263 Narges Mohammadi, a prominent activist, has spoken out against the use of the death penalty in Iran. She has also advocated for the rights of women. For these, she has now been sentenced to 16 years in Evin Prison in Iran. CCS has written requesting her immediate release and that she be given adequate medical care […]

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]]> 5263 Omid Kokabee’s Mother Pleads with Ayatollah for his Release https://concernedscientists.org/2015/09/omid-kokabees-mother-pleads-with-ayatollah-for-his-release/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:03:01 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4495 Omid Kokabee’s mother wrote a letter to the Ayatollah pleading for the release of her son after serving almost five years in prison without a furlough, or a pardon. Despite the ruling of the Supreme Court of the land in his favor, he remains in Evin Prison with no indication of a release. He is […]

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]]> 4495 Nobel Laureates Call for Release of Iranian Physicist : Nature News Blog https://concernedscientists.org/2014/09/nobel-laureates-call-for-release-of-iranian-physicist-nature-news-blog/ Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:43:33 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3637 Eighteen Physics Nobel laureates have signed an open letter addressed to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling for the release of Omid Kokabee, a 32-year-old physicist who has spent the last 3 years and 8 months in a Teheran prison. The letter is a joint initiative by Amnesty International; the Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS), […]

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]]> 3637 Respond to UN Amouee Report, CCS Request to Iran’s Authorities https://concernedscientists.org/2014/03/respond-to-un-amouee-report-ccs-request-to-irans-authorities/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:01:48 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3194 Bahman Ahmadi Amouee, an Iranian economist and journalist, was arrested and imprisoned in June 2009 for alleged anti-state activities and was sentenced to seven years and four months imprisonment and 34 lashes. On January 27, 2014, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued an opinion, based in part on information provided by […]

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]]> 3194 Responding to CCS, UN Working Group Finds Iranian Detention of Amouee Arbitrary https://concernedscientists.org/2014/03/responding-to-ccs-un-working-group-finds-iranian-detention-of-amouee-arbitrary/ Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:58:21 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3158 Bahman Ahmadi Amouee, an economist and journalist, was arrested and imprisoned in June 2009 for alleged anti-state activities and was sentenced to seven years and four months imprisonment and 34 lashes. On January 27, 2014, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued an opinion, based in part on information provided by CCS, […]

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