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Member of Parliament and Prominent Physician Stripped of MP Status and Detained By Police in Turkey

March 23, 2021

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Filed Under: CCS Cases, Human Rights Resources, Turkey Tagged With: Gergerlioglu, Omer, Physician

Ahmadreza Djalali Is Dying in Prison in Iran

July 13, 2020

Editorial Note by the Editor in Chief of the Cambridge Core:  https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/ahmadreza-djalali-md-phd-is-dying/D655A93377D6225ADEFA229E74831644/core-reader ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Ahmadreza, Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali, Emergency Medicine, Physician

US Citizen, Physician, Imprisoned in Saudi Arabia Since 2017

January 20, 2020

Dr. Walid Fitaihi was arrested in 2017 and held without charges for 21 months. Initially, he was held at the Ritz Carlton hotel for the first three months and then transferred to a prison south of Riyadh. In January 2019, he was transferred to a different prison. Fitaihi is being tried on vague charges linked to his social media activity - criticizing the killing of peaceful protestors since ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Saudi Arabia Tagged With: Dr. Walid Fitaihi, Physician, Saudi Arabia

Worldwide Alert: Medical Doctor, Ahmadreza Djalali, Who Was Sentenced to Death in Iran in 2017, Taken from Prison Cell to Undisclosed Location

August 3, 2019

On July 29, Ahmadreza Djalali, dual citizen of Iran and Sweden, sentenced to death on a bogus charge of “cooperation with hostile government” in 2017, was taken out of Evin prison in Tehran to an isolated cell at an undisclosed location.  Djalali was blindfolded before the relocation and the purpose for this is unknown. Director of European Projects on Disaster Medicine, Djalali was arrested by ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, Djalali, Execution, Physician, Sweden

CCS Requests Charges Be Dismissed Against Serdar Kuni, Imprisoned for Treating “Militants” In Turkey

December 24, 2017

Dr. Serdar Kuni was sentenced to 4 years in prison for what appears to be providing medical care to those in need, as required of all physicians.  Dr. Kuni is the representative in Cizre of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey.  He has been released pending his appeal, but what is required is that he be released and charges be dropped. December 23, 2017 Mr. Bekir Bozdağ Minister of ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Turkey Tagged With: Kuni, Physician, Serdar Kuni

European University Association Requests Reversal of Charges Against Dr. Ahmandreza Djalali and His Immediate Release. Additionally, the Entire Flemish Parliament Approved an Urgent Resolution in Support of Djalali.

November 21, 2017

The European University Association, the largest and most comprehensive organization representing universities in Europe, has written Ayatollah Khamenei requesting a reversal of Dr. Djalali's sentence and his immediate release. [gview file="https://concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/eua-letter-re-a-djalali.pdf"] ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Death Sentence, Disaster Medicine, Djalali, Physician

Iranian Born Physician Sentenced to Death. Appeals Made to Heads of Countries to Advocate for Reversal of Sentence.

November 10, 2017

In early October, Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a physician and lecturer in Emergency and Disaster Medicine, was training a group of professionals when he was arrested by representatives from the Ministry of Intelligence. He was held at Evin Prison, detained for seven months - three of which were in solitary. He was prevented access to an attorney and reportedly subject to intense interrogation and ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Death Sentence, Djalali, Physician, Sweden

Physician/Lecturer Sentenced to Death in Iran (Letter in Farsi)

October 28, 2017

Ahmadreza Djalali

Address 1: (Dr. Marandi) جناب آقای دکتر سید علیرضا مرندی ریاست محترم فرهنگستان علوم پزشکی Address 2: (Dr. Hashemi) جناب آقای دکتر سیدحسن قاضی زاده هاشمی وزیر محترم بهداشت، درمان و آموزش پزشکی Main Text: کمیته دانشمندان نگران سازمانی مستقلی متشکل از دانشمندان، پزشکان، مهندسان و دانشگاهیان است که در زمینه حفاظت و پیشبرد حقوق بشر و آزادی علمی همکاران خود در سرتاسر جهان فعالیت می کند. از طریق ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Death Sentence, Djalali, Physician

Dr. Djalali, Expert in Disaster Medicine, Scheduled for Trial on August 2, 2017 In Iran

July 16, 2017

Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, an expert in Disaster Medicine, was arrested and has been detained in Evin Prison since April 2016. He has been charged with "collaborating with hostile governments" and "acting against national security." Dr. Djalali is an Iranian National who was residing with his family in Sweden, but would return to Iran to do training with professionals in disaster medicine. Dr. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran, Prominent Cases Tagged With: Djalali, Evin Prison, Physician, Sweden

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