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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

UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Responds to CCS Letter Supporting Junaid Hafeez

December 28, 2019

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>>

Filed Under: Highlights, Pakistan, United Nations Tagged With: blasphemy, Death Sentence, Hafeez

Ahmadreza Djalali, Swedish Physician/Lecturer, Sends Letter to President Rouhani Denying Guilt

March 4, 2018

Ahmadreza Djalali

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>>

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

Death Sentence Against Ahmadreza Djalali Provisionally Suspended While Under Review By The Iranian Supreme Court

January 24, 2018

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Good News, Iran, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, Death Sentence, Djalali, Iranian Supreme Court, Salavati

Ahmadreza Djalali’s Case Scheduled For Hearing By Supreme Court; Desperately In Need of Medical Care

January 23, 2018

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>>

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

UN Human Rights Experts Call on Iran to Nullify Djalali’s Sentence and Release Him

December 21, 2017

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Death Sentence, Djalali, Human Rights, United Nations

Forced Confessions of Innocents Common Practice in Iran Says The Center for Human Rights in Iran

December 19, 2017

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Death Sentence, Djalali

Organizations Across the Globe Call on Iran to Reverse Death Sentence for Ahmadreza Djalali

December 18, 2017

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Amnesty International, Death Sentence, Djalali, Endangered Scholars Worldwide, Nobel Laureates

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.

November 21, 2017

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. [gview file="https://concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/eua-letter-re-a-djalali.pdf"] ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Death Sentence, Disaster Medicine, Djalali, Physician

Iranian Born Physician Sentenced to Death. Appeals Made to Heads of Countries to Advocate for Reversal of Sentence.

November 10, 2017

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>>

Filed Under: Iran, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Death Sentence, Djalali, Physician, Sweden

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