Tehran Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/tehran/ 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, 19 Mar 2026 03:32:13 +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 Tehran Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/tehran/ 32 32 59910430 Iranian Physicist Imprisoned for 16-Year Sentence Tortured and Transferred to Strict Facility https://concernedscientists.org/2020/01/iranian-physicist-imprisoned-for-16-year-sentence-tortured-and-trasnferred-to-strict-facility/ Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:48:25 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7800 The post Iranian Physicist Imprisoned for 16-Year Sentence Tortured and Transferred to Strict Facility appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 7800 Iran Increases Presssure on Omid Kokabee https://concernedscientists.org/2015/09/iran-increases-presssure-on-omid-kokabee/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 21:32:44 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4417 As the news from Iran encourages us that the new negotiations may lead to the release of Omid Kokabee, we find ourselves, instead, discouraged as the pressure on Omid seems to be increasing. Most recently, in April he was sent to a solitary ward for further interrogation; recently, he was instructed to stop reading and […]

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]]> 4417 An Appeal to Iranian Scientists on Behalf of Omid Kokabee https://concernedscientists.org/2015/07/appeal-to-iranian-scientists-on-behalf-of-omid-kokabee/ Mon, 27 Jul 2015 18:32:51 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4379 The Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS) is asking Iranian scientists to apply their influence to free Omid Kokabee who is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Tehran for his refusal to participate in research related to Iran’s nuclear program, see Op-Ed on Omid Kokabee and Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program. Earlier this year CCS wrote to […]

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]]> 4379 Iran’s Support for Science Might Open Way for Kokabee Pardon https://concernedscientists.org/2015/03/irans-support-for-science-might-open-way-for-kokabee-pardon/ Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:22:51 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4084 After a strong statement by Dr. Mohammad Javad Larijani, a highly placed Iranian official, on the importance of science to the Islamic Republic, CCS requests his assistance in obtaining a pardon for Omid Kokabee. As we had before, we emphasize Kokabee’s poor health in prison and the Iranian supreme court’s assertion of his innocence. Our Previous […]

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]]> 4084 Iranian Graduate Student’s Condition Seriously Worsening in Prison https://concernedscientists.org/2014/09/iranian-graduate-students-condition-seriously-worsening/ Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:24:24 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3602 Omid Kokabee, an internationally recognized physicist serving a 10-year sentence in Iran, has not been allowed medical treatment outside Evin Prison despite his worsening kidney stone condition and stomach ailment, a source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Kokabee, 33, who has not been allowed furlough once in the four years since […]

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