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European Union Responds to CCS Request to Support Djalali

February 22, 2017

Insignia of the European Union External Action Service

Hugo Sobral, Head of the Iran Task Force at the European Action Service responded to a request from CCS to intercede in the arrest and possible sentencing of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, an Emergency Medicine physician who was arrested in Iran and has been held for several months awaiting trial. From: EC ARES NOREPLY <DIGIT-NOREPLYARES@ec.europa.eu> Subject: Ares(2017)876889 - Re: Request to ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Ahmadreza Djalali, Iran, Physicians

Doctor’s Estimate About Epidemic
Leads to Threat of Terrorist Charge

October 22, 2014

Doctors in Venezuela warned that an outbreak of a mosquito-borne disease in Venezuela could lead to a wider epidemic, as it had in other South American nations. The government accused one doctor of "psychological terrorism" and threatened him with prosecution, forcing him to flee the country. Representatives of the medical profession characterized the threats as part of a campaign against their ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Venezuela Tagged With: Angel Sarmiento, Nicolás Maduro, Pan American Health Organization, Physicians

Turkey Prosecutes Leaders of Organizations Involved in Gezi Protests, Scientists Included

June 26, 2014

Criminal trials have started against many of the organizations included in peaceful protests in 2011. Included are the leaders of associations of medical, engineering and architects. According to Amnesty International, the indictment charging these defendants does not contain any evidence of participation in or incitement to violence or any other criminal activity. CCS wrote to urge dismissal of ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Amnesty International, Ankara, Gezi Park, Human Rights Activists, Istanbul, Physicians, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Scientists, Taksim Solidarity, Taksim Square, Turkey, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Criminal, Legal, and Administrative Restrictions Aim At Limiting Turkish Doctors in Aiding Injured Protesters

May 22, 2014

CCS joins international outcry at measures instituted in Turkey against doctors who set up emergency medical facilities to treat protesters injured during demonstrations last summer. Criminal prosecutions started in May, 2014, call for long jail sentences. Legislation and administrative measures punish emergency care taken without government oversight last summer, putting professionals in conflict ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Ministry of Health, Physicians, Turkey, World Medical Association

Turkish Court Releases Professor on
Medical Grounds

March 4, 2014

Prof. Fatih Hilmioğlu, former rector of Inonu University,  was released from jail on February 20 for six months after an order from the Constitutional Court that said his imprisonment interfered with his treatment for cancer and other illnesses acquired in prison, and this constituted an infringement of his right to life. Immediately after leaving the prison, Hilmioğlu said "If I've been released ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Good News, Turkey Tagged With: Ergenekon, Fatih Hilmioğlu, Physicians

Highlights of 2013 Cases

October 11, 2013

During the past year, we have achieved some successes, and persevered in our struggle when we haven't.  We welcomed some notable releases from jail  –  of Dr. Cyril Karabus in the United Arab Emirates, and of Drs. Kemal Guruz and Mehmet Haberal in Turkey. These were achieved after several years of advocacy by CCS and other science human rights organizations. The following summary of our ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Previous Highlights Tagged With: Academics, Bahrain, China, Egypt, Iran, Kemal Guruz, Kokabee, Lev Ponomaryov, Maryam al-Khawaja, Mehmet Haberal, Peking University, Physicians, Russia, Scientists, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Xia Yeliang

Dr. Cyril Karabus Returns to South Africa Cleared of UAR Manslaughter Charges

May 22, 2013

Dr. Karabus photo

After eight months of frustrating delays in the United Arab Republic, the 78-year old South African pediatrician and oncologist, who was arrested on his way through Dubai last August, finally went home on May 17. The arrest grew out of a 2002 treatment by Dr. Karabus of a child suffering from cancer in the UAR.  The patient later died of leukemia. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Good News, United Arab Emirates Tagged With: Physicians

South African Surgeon Arrested in Dubai For Death Twelve Years Ago of Patient

October 10, 2012

Dr. Karabus photo

Dr. Cyril Karabus, an eminent South African pediatric surgeon and professor of medicine, was arrested while en route home for charges stemming from the death of patient twelve years ago. He had operated on a child suffering from cancer  in the United Arab Emirates, who later died of leukemia. Although earlier charges on the same grounds (of which Dr. Karabus was never notified) had been dismissed, ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: United Arab Emirates Tagged With: Physicians

Advocacy on Behalf of Bahraini Health Care Professionals Continues

April 4, 2012

The international community of professional health care providers was shocked when military courts in Bahrain convicted their colleagues for assisting protesters in 2011. The Bahraini public prosecutor reversed the sentences and the professionals were tried in civilian courts, which handed down long jail sentences. CCS urged Bahraini authorities to reinstate all of the defendants in their ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Bahrain Tagged With: Physicians

Petition for the Release of Drs. Haberal and Hilmioglu from Prison in Turkey

November 7, 2011

Dr. Mehmet Haberal

We urge the signing of this petition for the release of Drs. Haberal and Hilmioglu for health reasons pending the outcome of their trials. To:  His Excellency Abdullah Gul, President of the Republic of Turkey This petition is sponsored by the Committee of Concerned Scientists — an independent organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars devoted to the protection and advancement ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Petitions, Turkey Tagged With: Academics, Physicians

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