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A Doctoral Student in Finance at the University of Liege in Belgium Arrested in Iran for Communicating with a Hostile Government

August 5, 2017

Hamid Babaei, a doctoral student currently serving a 6-year sentence at Evin Prison has deteriorating health conditions.  He suffers from panic disorders and has severe gum disease.  Mr. Babaei has been sentenced for “acting against national security by communicating with a hostile government.”  This was the acceptance of his scholarship.  CCS has written the Ayatollah requesting that he review ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Academic, Belgium, Finance Student, Hamid Babaei, ICCPR, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, scholar, University of Liege

Highlights of 2014 Cases

November 17, 2014

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We continued to advocate in 2014 on behalf of scientists, academics and doctors. The following are highlights of our cases so far. Unfortunately, Professor Ilham Tohti was sentenced to life in prison for his support of China's Uighur minority. In Iran, Hamid Babaei, an engineering student in Belgium, was sentenced to six years in prison, echoing the Omid Kokabee case. We are pleased to report ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Previous Highlights Tagged With: Abduweli Ayup, Alexander Gorsky, American University in Cairo, Amr Hamzawy, Azmi Sharom, Fatih Hilmioğlu, Hamid Babaei, Ilham Tohti, James E. Doyle, Khaled al-Qazzaz, Omid Kokabee, US Department of Energy, Xia Yeiling, Zhang Xuezhong

Iranian Graduate Student in Belgium Sentenced for Scholarship Funding

April 23, 2014

In a repeat of the arrest, prosecution, and sentencing of Omid Kokabee, Hamid Babaei, an industrial engineering student in Belgium, was arrested as he attempted to return to his studies at the University of Liege. He was sentenced to six years in prison for communicating with a hostile government, apparently on the basis of his scholarship funding. CCS wrote to protest this charge, that Babaei ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Babaei, Belgium, Hamid Babaei, Iran, Omid Kokabee, Scientists, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, University of Liege

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