October 17, 2021 marks 2000 days since Ahmadreza Djalali, a medical doctor, dual citizen of Sweden in Iran, was imprisoned in Tehran. He has been tortured, kept in solitary confinement, and brought to near-death existence. His wife and two children have been severely impacted by that. Djalali worked at the Karolinska Medical University in Stockholm, held research positions in Italy and Belgium, ... Continue Reading>>
Prompted by Reports of the Imminent Execution of a Medical Scholar, Ahmadreza Djalali, 153 Nobel Laureates Appeal to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Urging Him to Intercede on Djalali’s Behalf.
Ahmadreza Djalali Is Dying in Prison in Iran
Editorial Note by the Editor in Chief of the Cambridge Core: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/ahmadreza-djalali-md-phd-is-dying/D655A93377D6225ADEFA229E74831644/core-reader ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Suggests Iran Free Ahmadreza Djalali to Work on Coronavirus Problem
March 18, 2020 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran c/o Majid Takht-Revanche, Ambassador Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations 622 Third Avenue, 34th Floor, P.O. Box: 20432 New York, NY 10017 Email: mailto:iran@un.int, Fax: 212-687-2020 Your Excellency Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: The Committee of Concerned Scientists is ... Continue Reading>>
Take Action To Free Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali (Iran) and Dr. Tashpolat Tiyip (In China) From Execution
Please sign the petitions provided by Scholars at Risk for World Day Against the Death Penalty in support of Dr. Djalali and Dr. Tiyip who are currently imprisoned in Iran and China, respectively, sentenced to be executed for false charges. CCS has written to support both of these gentlemen previously (can be found on this website). Dr. Djalali is a professor of disaster medicine and was arrested ... Continue Reading>>
Worldwide Alert: Medical Doctor, Ahmadreza Djalali, Who Was Sentenced to Death in Iran in 2017, Taken from Prison Cell to Undisclosed Location
On July 29, Ahmadreza Djalali, dual citizen of Iran and Sweden, sentenced to death on a bogus charge of “cooperation with hostile government” in 2017, was taken out of Evin prison in Tehran to an isolated cell at an undisclosed location. Djalali was blindfolded before the relocation and the purpose for this is unknown. Director of European Projects on Disaster Medicine, Djalali was arrested by ... Continue Reading>>
Swedish Scientist Incarcerated In Iran Needs Immediate Medical Care
Ahmedreza Djalali, a Swedish scientist/physician/lecturer for emergency and disaster medicine has been sentenced and incarcerated in Iran for allegedly spying. He is, at this time, very ill and in need of emergency medical care. May 25, 2019 Ali Alghasi Mehr Prosecutor General of Tehran Corner (Nabsh-e) of 15 Khordad Square Tehran, Iran Dear Prosecutor General Mehr: The Committee ... Continue Reading>>
Ahmadreza Djalali, Physician Confined in Prison in Iran Sentenced for Spying, Seriously Ill and in Need of Urgent Medical Care
Dr. Djalali was sentenced to death in Iran. He is now very seriously ill. He desperately needs to be transferred to a hospital for care and possible surgery. He received surgery earlier in the year but the day following surgery he was transferred back to prison where he never received follow-up nor recuperative care. 100 Nobel Laureates have appealed for his case. CCS wrote a letter ... Continue Reading>>
Swedish Physician/Lecturer in Prison in Iran Very Ill
Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a resident of Sweden and citizen of Iran, was arrested for espionage, unfairly tried and sentenced to death for spying for Israel. He had surgery earlier in the year, was not given time to recuperate and is now gravely ill. CCS has written The Acting Minister of Health and Medical Education in Iran requesting he be taken to a community hospital for appropriate care and ... Continue Reading>>
Swedish Physician/Professor In Very Bad Health in Iranian Prison: 124 Nobel Laureates Call for His Release
Ahmadreza Djalali, a physician and lecturer living in Sweden, was arrested while in Iran for a presentation to other medical professionals. He was accused of spying and sentenced to death. He has now been confined for 2.5 years. Recently, he became very ill and had to be operated on for emergency hernia surgery. He was taken to a hospital, received the surgery and was immediately returned to ... Continue Reading>>