hunger strike Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/hunger-strike/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 03:29:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 hunger strike Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/hunger-strike/ 32 32 59910430 Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian Human Rights Lawyer, Writes A Plea for Peace from Evin Prison , on International Women’s Day https://concernedscientists.org/2020/04/nasrin-sotoudeh-an-iranian-human-rights-lawyer-writes-a-plea-for-peace-from-evin-prison-on-international-womens-day/ Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:57:24 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7894 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 […]

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]]> 7894 Trial Set to Begin in Iran For French Academic https://concernedscientists.org/2020/04/trial-set-to-begin-in-iran-for-french-academic/ Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:52:10 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7892 French Anthropologist remains in jail awaiting trial. Her partner has now been released and the charges against her have diminished, with one being dropped.

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]]> 7892 Two Female Inmates in Evin Prison Start Christmas Eve Hunger Strike https://concernedscientists.org/2019/12/two-female-inmates-in-evin-prison-start-christmas-eve-hunger-strike/ Sat, 28 Dec 2019 22:13:30 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7773 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 […]

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]]> 7773 Economist Sentenced to 10 Years for Criticizing UAE and Egyptian Officials On Blog Ill From Hunger-Strike. Needs Medical Care. https://concernedscientists.org/2019/01/economist-sentenced-to-10-years-for-criticizing-uae-and-egyptian-officials-on-blog-ill-from-hunger-strike-needs-medical-care/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:26:40 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7320 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 […]

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]]> 7320 Gulmen Granted Conditional Release, Ozakca Acquitted – Turkish Professor and Teacher Who Had Been on a Hunger Strike After Termination of Employment https://concernedscientists.org/2017/12/gulmen-granted-conditional-release-ozakca-acquitted-turkish-professor-and-teacher-who-had-been-on-a-hunger-strike-after-termination-of-employment/ Mon, 18 Dec 2017 04:36:40 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6550 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 […]

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]]> 6550 Gulmen and Ozakca Began Hunger Strike to Protest Dismissal as Academics.  Shortly After, They Were Arrested. https://concernedscientists.org/2017/07/gulmen-and-ozakca-began-hunger-strike-to-protest-their-dismissal-as-academics-shortly-after-they-were-arrested/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 02:36:44 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6222 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 […]

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]]> 6222 Committee of Concerned Scientists Joined Other Human Rights Groups, Co-Workers and Colleagues of Ahmadreza Djalali to Appeal For His Release https://concernedscientists.org/2017/03/committee-of-concerned-scientists-joined-other-human-rights-groups-co-workers-and-colleagues-of-ahmadreza-djalali-to-appeal-for-his-release/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:09:42 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5917 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 […]

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]]> 5917 Physician Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran Has Resumed Hunger Strike Also Refuses Liquids https://concernedscientists.org/2017/03/physician-ahmadreza-djalali-in-iran-has-resumed-hunger-strike-also-refuses-liquids/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:14:55 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5908 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 […]

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