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Ahmadreza Djalali – 2000 Days in the Iranian Prison

October 11, 2021

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>>

Filed Under: Iran, Prominent Cases, Related Articles Tagged With: Ahmadreza, Chudnovsky, Djalali, Eugene

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.

November 24, 2020

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Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran, Petitions Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali, Execution, Medical Scholar

Ahmadreza Djalali Is Dying in Prison in Iran

July 13, 2020

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Ahmadreza, Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali, Emergency Medicine, Physician

CCS Suggests Iran Free Ahmadreza Djalali to Work on Coronavirus Problem

March 17, 2020

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Djalali, Emergency Medicine, Iran, Sweden

Take Action To Free Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali (Iran) and Dr. Tashpolat Tiyip (In China) From Execution

October 14, 2019

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>>

Filed Under: China, Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza, Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali, Tashpolat, Tashpolat Tiyip, Tiyip

Worldwide Alert: Medical Doctor, Ahmadreza Djalali, Who Was Sentenced to Death in Iran in 2017, Taken from Prison Cell to Undisclosed Location

August 3, 2019

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>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali, Execution, Physician, Sweden

Swedish Scientist Incarcerated In Iran Needs Immediate Medical Care

May 23, 2019

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>>

Filed Under: Iran, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Ahmedreza, Ahmedreza Djalali, Djalali, emergency, ill

Ahmadreza Djalali, Physician Confined in Prison in Iran Sentenced for Spying, Seriously Ill and in Need of Urgent Medical Care

March 4, 2019

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>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza, Ahmadreza Djalali, death, Djalali, Prison, sentenced, sick

Swedish Physician/Lecturer in Prison in Iran Very Ill

January 22, 2019

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>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza, Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali, Espionage, ill, Prison, sick

Swedish Physician/Professor In Very Bad Health in Iranian Prison: 124 Nobel Laureates Call for His Release

January 9, 2019

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>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza, Ahmadreza Djalali, arrested, Djalali, Prison, sick

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