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Hafeez Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Charge

December 24, 2019

A gifted scholar was arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan and spent six years in jail awaiting  trial.  His first attorney was threatened in open court by the prosecutor, saying he would  not live for the next hearing.  Shortly, thereafter, an assassin entered his office and killed him.  Following the murder, getting a new attorney to take the case was difficult, and getting a judge to hear the case ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Annual Reports, CCS Board, CCS Cases, Highlights, Pakistan, Prominent Cases Tagged With: blasphemy, Death Penalty, Hafeez, Pakistan

Egyptian-Born US Physics Teacher Facing Deportation/Death Due to US Immigratiton Policies

May 8, 2018

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>>

Filed Under: Egypt, Highlights Tagged With: abdelbasit, ahmed, ahmed abdelbasit, Death Penalty, deportation

Ahmadreza Djalali Writes Plea to Iranian International Deputy for Chief Justice Secretary of High Council for Human Rights

April 16, 2018

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>>

Filed Under: Highlights, Iran, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, Death Penalty, Djalali

Supreme Court of Iran Confirms Death Sentence of Djalali

February 8, 2018

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Ahmad Qatamesh, Death Penalty, Djalali

Dr. Djalali’s Appeal Never Submitted By His Lawyer At Direction of the Judge

December 10, 2017

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Death Penalty, Djalali, Execution

Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali Sentenced to Death in Iran

October 25, 2017

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, Death Penalty, Djalali, Sweden

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