Committee of Concerned Scientists

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.

An independent non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world.

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, British/Australian Academic Transferred from Evin Prison In Iran to Far More Severe Facility in Remote Location

British-Australian Academic Jailed in Iran Is Moved to Remote Prison Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who has denied charges of espionage, is now in a facility where many have been infected with the coronavirus, rights activists say. New York Times, by Ellen Peltier, July 28, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/world/europe/british-australian-academic-jail-iran-qarchak.html Academics have provided ... Continue Reading>>

British-Australian Lecturer Has Been Held in Iranian Prison for Past Year Convicted of Espionage

Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, lecturer at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Studies Institute, was arrested in Iran and charged with espionage. She has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. This week it was revealed that a British-Australian academic who had been teaching at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute in Australia was arrested in Iran in October of 2018 , tried allegedly for ... Continue Reading>>

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