International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/international-campaign-for-human-rights-in-iran/ 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. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:53:36 +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 International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/international-campaign-for-human-rights-in-iran/ 32 32 59910430 Retired Tehran University Professor Receiving Necessary Medical Care https://concernedscientists.org/2016/09/retired-tehran-university-professor-receiving-necessary-medical-care/ Tue, 06 Sep 2016 20:35:09 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5519 Dr. Mohammed Hosein Rafiee-Fanood, a retired professor of chemistry who has been imprisoned in Iran for peacefully expressing his political views, was operated on to repair varicose veins. He will also be examined for much needed other health problems. CCS has written many letters on his behalf requesting that he receive the medical care that […]

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]]> 5519 Iranian Physicist and Human Rights Activist Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison https://concernedscientists.org/2016/06/iranian-physicist-and-human-rights-activist-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison/ Tue, 07 Jun 2016 18:53:20 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5263 Narges Mohammadi, a prominent activist, has spoken out against the use of the death penalty in Iran. She has also advocated for the rights of women. For these, she has now been sentenced to 16 years in Evin Prison in Iran. CCS has written requesting her immediate release and that she be given adequate medical care […]

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]]> 5263 CCS Protests Arbitrary Arrest of Retired Tehran University Professor https://concernedscientists.org/2015/07/ccs-protests-arbitrary-arrest-of-retired-tehran-university-professor/ Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:57:59 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4358 For the third time since 2001, Dr. Mohammad Hossein Rafiee has been wrongfully detained in Iran. His arrest on unspecified charges is in breach of the guarantees outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Committee of Concerned Scientists has expressed its deep […]

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]]> 4358 31 Nobel Physics Laureates Join Iran Petitions For Kokabee https://concernedscientists.org/2014/10/31-nobel-physics-laureates-join-iran-petitions-for-kokabee/ Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:50:12 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3800 As a culmination of efforts to obtain the release of Omid Kokabee, the physics graduate student imprisoned in Iran on unsubstantiated charges, at 10:30 AM Tuesday October 28, the Committee of Concerned Scientists, Amnesty International and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran will deliver thousands of petitions, including the Nobelists’ letter, to the […]

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]]> 3800 Iranian Graduate Student’s Condition Seriously Worsening in Prison https://concernedscientists.org/2014/09/iranian-graduate-students-condition-seriously-worsening/ Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:24:24 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3602 Omid Kokabee, an internationally recognized physicist serving a 10-year sentence in Iran, has not been allowed medical treatment outside Evin Prison despite his worsening kidney stone condition and stomach ailment, a source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Kokabee, 33, who has not been allowed furlough once in the four years since […]

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