According to a recent article in the publication Nature, Omid Kokabee, the Iranian graduate student in physics at the University of Texas/Austin who is in jail in Teheran, released two open letters in which he states that Iranian authorities pressured him to participate in military projects possibly of involving nuclear weapons, and that his imprisonment and sentence are punishments for his ... Continue Reading>>
Omid Kokabee's Refusal to Work on Nuclear Projects May Offer Clues to his Imprisonment
According to a recent article in the publication Nature, Omid Kokabee, the Iranian graduate student in physics at the University of Texas/Austin who is in jail in Teheran, released two open letters in which he states that Iranian authorities pressured him to participate in military projects possibly of involving nuclear weapons, and that his imprisonment and sentence are punishments for his ... Continue Reading>>
CCS , Scientists and Academics Everywhere State Dismay at Kokabee’s Continued Detention
On the second anniversary of the arrest of Omid Kokabee, Iranian physics graduate student at Texas University/Austin, CCS conveys to Iranian authorities the world-wide concern expressed about a ten-year prison sentence for Kokabee. Although charges of espionage were neither substantiated or defended by counsel in a fair trial, this severe sentence has been upheld by an Iranian appeals court. ... Continue Reading>>
CCS , Scientists and Academics Everywhere State Dismay at Kokabee's Continued Detention
On the second anniversary of the arrest of Omid Kokabee, Iranian physics graduate student at Texas University/Austin, CCS conveys to Iranian authorities the world-wide concern expressed about a ten-year prison sentence for Kokabee. Although charges of espionage were neither substantiated or defended by counsel in a fair trial, this severe sentence has been upheld by an Iranian appeals court. ... Continue Reading>>
2012 Annual Report
Summaries of 2012 Cases During 2012, the Committee of Concerned Scientists continued to advocate on behalf of scientists, academics, engineers and physicians. We wrote in concern for more than 23 individuals or groups of individuals, located in 9 countries. We generally addressed our letters (available in full on our website, concernedscientists.org) to the heads of state, as well as to the ... Continue Reading>>
Highlights of 2012 Cases
This year, we have helped academics, human rights activists, scientists and physicians in eight countries. Here is a summary of our work. Our more detailed Annual Report will be released in February. ... Continue Reading>>
Petition for the Release of Omid Kokabee
To: His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamene'i The Supreme Leader The Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran Sponsored By: Committee of Concerned Scientists Your Eminence: The Committee of Concerned Scientists, an independent organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars devoted to the protection and advancement of human rights and scientific freedom for colleagues all over the ... Continue Reading>>
Ayatollah Khamenei Should Pardon Kokabee, CCS Says, Alleging “Tragic Misunderstanding”
CCS wrote a letter to the Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in response to the May 13th conviction of Omid Kokabee, an Iranian graduate student at the University of Texas, Austin. Kokabee was sentenced to 10 years in prison for "communicating with a hostile government". The letter stated that "there has been a tragic misunderstanding in this case, in which a promising young Iranian scientist was ... Continue Reading>>
Ayatollah Khamenei Should Pardon Kokabee, CCS Says, Alleging "Tragic Misunderstanding"
CCS wrote a letter to the Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in response to the May 13th conviction of Omid Kokabee, an Iranian graduate student at the University of Texas, Austin. Kokabee was sentenced to 10 years in prison for "communicating with a hostile government". The letter stated that "there has been a tragic misunderstanding in this case, in which a promising young Iranian scientist was ... Continue Reading>>
Omid Kokabee Petition Sent to Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamene’i
This is a copy of the petition that CCS sent to the Grand Ayatollah of Iran in support of graduate student Omid Kokabee. Petition for the release of Omid Kokabee To: His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamene'i The Supreme Leader, The Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran Sponsored By: Committee of Concerned Scientists This petition, signed by 251 academics and students, is sponsored by the Committee of ... Continue Reading>>