Physician Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/physician/ 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 03:29:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Physician Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/physician/ 32 32 59910430 Member of Parliament and Prominent Physician Stripped of MP Status and Detained By Police in Turkey https://concernedscientists.org/2021/03/member-of-parliament-and-prominent-physician-stripped-of-mp-statusand-detained-by-police-in-turkey/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 02:49:45 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8952 The post Member of Parliament and Prominent Physician Stripped of MP Status and Detained By Police in Turkey appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 8952 Ahmadreza Djalali Is Dying in Prison in Iran https://concernedscientists.org/2020/07/ahmadreza-djalali-is-dying-in-prison-in-iran/ Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:18:49 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8513 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

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]]> 8513 US Citizen, Physician, Imprisoned in Saudi Arabia Since 2017 https://concernedscientists.org/2020/01/us-citizen-physician-imprisoned-in-saudi-arabia-since-2017/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:59:59 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7802 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 […]

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]]> 7802 Worldwide Alert: Medical Doctor, Ahmadreza Djalali, Who Was Sentenced to Death in Iran in 2017, Taken from Prison Cell to Undisclosed Location https://concernedscientists.org/2019/08/worldwide-alert-medical-doctor-ahmadreza-djalali-who-was-sentenced-to-death-in-iran-in-2017-taken-from-prison-cell-to-undisclosed-location/ Sat, 03 Aug 2019 16:42:13 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7505 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 […]

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]]> 7505 CCS Requests Charges Be Dismissed Against Serdar Kuni, Imprisoned for Treating “Militants” In Turkey https://concernedscientists.org/2017/12/ccs-requests-charges-be-dismissed-against-serdar-kuni-imprisoned-for-treating-militants-in-turkey/ Sun, 24 Dec 2017 20:54:49 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6591 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 […]

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]]> 6591 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. https://concernedscientists.org/2017/11/european-university-association-requests-reversal-of-charges-against-dr-ahmandreza-djalali-and-his-immediate-release/ Tue, 21 Nov 2017 23:46:10 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6421 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=”http://concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/eua-letter-re-a-djalali.pdf”]

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]]> 6421 Iranian Born Physician Sentenced to Death. Appeals Made to Heads of Countries to Advocate for Reversal of Sentence. https://concernedscientists.org/2017/11/iranian-born-physician-sentenced-to-death-appeals-made-to-reverse-sentence/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 01:03:18 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6386 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 […]

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]]> 6386 Physician/Lecturer Sentenced to Death in Iran (Letter in Farsi) https://concernedscientists.org/2017/10/physicianlecturer-sentenced-to-death-in-iran-letter-in-farsi/ Sat, 28 Oct 2017 17:26:17 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6366 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 […]

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]]> 6366 Dr. Djalali, Expert in Disaster Medicine, Scheduled for Trial on August 2, 2017 In Iran https://concernedscientists.org/2017/07/dr-djalali-expert-in-disaster-medicine-scheduled-for-trial-on-august-2-2017-in-iran/ Sun, 16 Jul 2017 19:05:50 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6194 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 […]

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