Ahmed Abdelbasit, an Egyptian-born physics teacher in New Jersey, faces deportation and a death penalty should he be returned to Egypt. Abdelbasit has no criminal record and has requested asylum in the United States. He has now been detained by ICE agents. CCS has contacted the Secretary of Homeland Security requesting clarification as to the reasons that a law abiding asylum seeker would be ... Continue Reading>>
Ahmadreza Djalali Writes Plea to Iranian International Deputy for Chief Justice Secretary of High Council for Human Rights
Dr. Djalali, a physician and academician in Emergency and Disaster Medicine, has written to Mohammad-Javad Larijani requesting that he review his case, review all of the documents presented, meet with the defense witnesses and withdraw the charge of "Seditious on Ground," and remove the death penalty that was handed down by Judge Salavati. The letter sent to Dr. Larijani follows: To the ... Continue Reading>>
Supreme Court of Iran Confirms Death Sentence of Djalali
The Iranian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Ahmadreza Djalali. Iran has accused him of spying for Israel. Djalali was an emergency medicine professor residing in Sweden with his family. He was invited to present a training on emergency and disaster medicine in Iran, as he had done previously. On April 2016 he was arrested and charged with spying. On October 21 he was ... Continue Reading>>
Dr. Djalali’s Appeal Never Submitted By His Lawyer At Direction of the Judge
Following the dismissal of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali's attorney and the appointment of a defense attorney at the instruction of the Court, Dr. Djalali was sentenced to death. At that time, he was given 20 days to appeal his sentence. His family was informed that the appeal had been submitted to the Court in a timely manner. Two days ago, the attorney informed the family that Dr. Djalali's ... Continue Reading>>
Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali Sentenced to Death in Iran
Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali was sentenced to death on October 21, 2017 by a revolutionary court on espionage charges. Dr. Djalali is a physician and lecturer in Disaster Medicine and was in Iran at the invitation of Tehran University to train other medical professionals in this concentration. He has been there many times in the past with no incident, even working for the Red Crescent. At this time, Dr. ... Continue Reading>>