The Committee of Concerned Scientists wrote the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights concerning the egregious case of Junaid Hafeez and his sentence to death for blasphemy in Pakistan. The News Release that was issued by the OHCHR is below. Pakistan blasphemy death sentence for Junaid Hafeez is “travesty of justice”- UN experts GENEVA (27 December 2019) – UN human rights ... Continue Reading>>
Ahmadreza Djalali, Swedish Physician/Lecturer, Sends Letter to President Rouhani Denying Guilt
To the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Hassan Rouhani, This is Ahmadreza Djalali, a researcher and lecturer affiliated to universities in Sweden, Italy and Belgium, who is detained in Iran by the Ministry of Intelligence since April 2016. Firstly, I was accused of having a relation with an enemy country, and then through an unjust, illegal, anti-Islamic and ... Continue Reading>>
Death Sentence Against Ahmadreza Djalali Provisionally Suspended While Under Review By The Iranian Supreme Court
It was just announced in The Brussels Times that the death sentence against Iranian-Swedish Professor Ahmadreza Djalali has been provisionally suspended while under review by the Iranian Supreme Court. A Supreme Court judge is scheduled to review his case next month. Djalali's attorney, Zeinab Taheri, noted that the file is currently under investigation by a deputy prosecutor and his assistant ... Continue Reading>>
Ahmadreza Djalali’s Case Scheduled For Hearing By Supreme Court; Desperately In Need of Medical Care
Ahmadreza Djalali's case has been scheduled for a new hearing at the Supreme Court Branch 33 in Qom City. There is no specific date set, as yet, for this hearing. His health has seriously deteriorated. He is in need of urgent medical care but was refused hospitalization. Attached are letters from Dr. Djalali to the judiciary and one from his mother, as well. Letter from Djalali to the ... Continue Reading>>
UN Human Rights Experts Call on Iran to Nullify Djalali’s Sentence and Release Him
United Nations human rights experts have called on Iran to reverse the death sentence of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali and to release him, finding the deprivation of his liberty arbitrary. The experts deplored the public airing of Dr. Djalali’s apparent “confession”, especially in the light of the coercion allegations, and are concerned by the lack of information available during the trial and apparent ... Continue Reading>>
Forced Confessions of Innocents Common Practice in Iran Says The Center for Human Rights in Iran
The Center for Human Rights in Iran reported that "forced confessions to validate the prosecution of individuals that (Iran) has no evidence against has been used for decades." The CHRI is calling for an immediate suspension of Dr. Djalali's death sentence and a judicial review of his case that fully incorporates due process. The article by ... Continue Reading>>
Organizations Across the Globe Call on Iran to Reverse Death Sentence for Ahmadreza Djalali
Many organizations have called on the Iranian government and President Rouhani to reconsider the death sentence for Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali. Dr. Djalali is a physician and professor of Emergency and Disaster Medicine. He was arrested in Iran while conducting a training to which he had been invited (and had done on other occasions, without incident). He was accused of espionage and held for long ... Continue Reading>>
European University Association Requests Reversal of Charges Against Dr. Ahmandreza Djalali and His Immediate Release. Additionally, the Entire Flemish Parliament Approved an Urgent Resolution in Support of Djalali.
The European University Association, the largest and most comprehensive organization representing universities in Europe, has written Ayatollah Khamenei requesting a reversal of Dr. Djalali's sentence and his immediate release. ... Continue Reading>>
Iranian Born Physician Sentenced to Death. Appeals Made to Heads of Countries to Advocate for Reversal of Sentence.
In early October, Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a physician and lecturer in Emergency and Disaster Medicine, was training a group of professionals when he was arrested by representatives from the Ministry of Intelligence. He was held at Evin Prison, detained for seven months - three of which were in solitary. He was prevented access to an attorney and reportedly subject to intense interrogation and ... Continue Reading>>
Physician/Lecturer Sentenced to Death in Iran (Letter in Farsi)
Address 1: (Dr. Marandi) جناب آقای دکتر سید علیرضا مرندی ریاست محترم فرهنگستان علوم پزشکی Address 2: (Dr. Hashemi) جناب آقای دکتر سیدحسن قاضی زاده هاشمی وزیر محترم بهداشت، درمان و آموزش پزشکی Main Text: کمیته دانشمندان نگران سازمانی مستقلی متشکل از دانشمندان، پزشکان، مهندسان و دانشگاهیان است که در زمینه حفاظت و پیشبرد حقوق بشر و آزادی علمی همکاران خود در سرتاسر جهان فعالیت می کند. از طریق ... Continue Reading>>