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Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian Human Rights Lawyer, Writes A Plea for Peace from Evin Prison , on International Women’s Day

April 5, 2020

Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian human rights lawyer was sentenced in 2018 to a total of 38 years in prison and 148 lashes for a variety of offenses, including 12 years for “promoting immorality and indecency.” Her legal work has included litigation opposing death sentences and the imprisonment of girls, as young as 9, for not wearing a hijab. She was first jailed for this work in 2010, and then in ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: COVID-19, Evin Prison, Human Rights, hunger strike, International Women's Day, Lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Political prisoner

Trial Set to Begin in Iran For French Academic

April 5, 2020

French Anthropologist remains in jail awaiting trial. Her partner has now been released and the charges against her have diminished, with one being dropped. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Anthropologist, Evan Prison, Fariba Adelkhah, hunger strike, Roland Marchal

Two Female Inmates in Evin Prison Start Christmas Eve Hunger Strike

December 28, 2019

On Christmas Eve Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert and Iranian-born, French academic, Fariba Adelkhah began a hunger strike for freedom for all researchers and political prisoners in Iran who have been unjustly imprisoned on fake charges.  It has been suggested that academics worldwide  write or go to Iranian  Embassies in their countries and demand release of Fariba Adelkhah and Kylie ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Adelkhah, Australia, French Citizen, hunger strike, Iran, Moore-Gilbert, Researchers

Economist Sentenced to 10 Years for Criticizing UAE and Egyptian Officials On Blog Ill From Hunger-Strike. Needs Medical Care.

January 15, 2019

Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith is very ill and in need of immediate medical care due to hunger strike that has lasted over 90 days. His health is critically failing. Dr. bin Ghaith was sentenced to 10 years for criticizing government officials on-line - a guaranteed right of free expression and free association. Initially, Dr. bin Ghaith was not allowed to see either his family nor his attorney for a nine ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: United Arab Emirates Tagged With: free speech, hunger strike, Nasser bin Ghaith, Prison

Gulmen Granted Conditional Release, Ozakca Acquitted – Turkish Professor and Teacher Who Had Been on a Hunger Strike After Termination of Employment

December 17, 2017

Nuriye Gulmen a 35-year old Turkish literature professor lost her job after the Turkish coup attempt and began a 269-day hunger strike with her spouse who had also been terminated as a teacher. Gulmen had been hospitalized before her trial began as her health had seriously deteriorated. She was sentenced to six years and three months in prison for "membership in an armed terror group," referring ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Gulmen, hunger strike, Karadag, Ozakca, Turkish Academics

Gulmen and Ozakca Began Hunger Strike to Protest Dismissal as Academics.  Shortly After, They Were Arrested.

July 27, 2017

Nuriye Gulmen (Scholar) and Semih Ozakca (Primary School Teacher) were dismissed from academic positions in November 2016 and began protesting their dismissal. In March 2017 they began a hunger strike and two  months later were charged with “membership in a terrorist organization” and “propaganda for a terrorist organization.”  CCS understands that, due to their hunger strike, their health has ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Turkey Tagged With: Academics, hunger strike, Nuriye Gülmen, Scholars, Semih Özakça, Sincan prison, Turkey

Committee of Concerned Scientists Joined Other Human Rights Groups, Co-Workers and Colleagues of Ahmadreza Djalali to Appeal For His Release

March 9, 2017

Evin House of Detention in Iran, where Omid Kokabee and other political prisoners are being held.

Colleagues and co-workers of Ahmadreza Djalali and human rights groups have written to the Iranian authorities appealing for due process for him as well as requesting that he be allowed to select an attorney of his choice. Djalali has been on a hunger strike for several weeks now in protest of the removal of his attorney just as his trial was about to start.  The State has indicated that they will ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, hunger strike, Iran, Scientists

Physician Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran Has Resumed Hunger Strike Also Refuses Liquids

March 9, 2017

Ahmadreza Djalali

Embed from Getty Images Dr. Djalali, an Emergency Medicine physician was arrested while giving seminars in Iran to which he had been invited. He has been threatened with a death sentence, but his trial has not begun. His choice of attorney has been rejected by the judge. His health is deteriorating rapidly due to the hunger and liquid strike. CCS has written the authorities requesting Dr. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, hunger strike, Iran, Scientists

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