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UN Human Rights Experts Call on Iran to Nullify Djalali’s Sentence and Release Him

December 21, 2017

United Nations human rights experts have called on Iran to reverse the death sentence of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali and to release him, finding the deprivation of his liberty arbitrary. The experts deplored the public airing of Dr. Djalali’s apparent “confession”, especially in the light of the coercion allegations, and are concerned by the lack of information available during the trial and apparent ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Death Sentence, Djalali, Human Rights, United Nations

CCS Member Receives Surprise Award at the United Nations

August 8, 2016

Zafra Lerman was invited to be a delegate in a summit at the UN general assembly on July 17th. The summit was on “Where Science, Technology, and Innovation Meets Humanity to Transform the World.” She found she was the recipient of an award for Peace and Justice. Zafra was then able to make a presentation where she shared about her, very wonderful, Malta Conferences and her work using science as a ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases Tagged With: Malta Conference, United Nations, Zafra Lerman

Iranian Graduate Student in Belgium Sentenced for Scholarship Funding

April 23, 2014

In a repeat of the arrest, prosecution, and sentencing of Omid Kokabee, Hamid Babaei, an industrial engineering student in Belgium, was arrested as he attempted to return to his studies at the University of Liege. He was sentenced to six years in prison for communicating with a hostile government, apparently on the basis of his scholarship funding. CCS wrote to protest this charge, that Babaei ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Babaei, Belgium, Hamid Babaei, Iran, Omid Kokabee, Scientists, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, University of Liege

Respond to UN Amouee Report,
CCS Request to Iran’s Authorities

March 19, 2014

The Iranian Flag, flag of Iran

Bahman Ahmadi Amouee, an Iranian economist and journalist, was arrested and imprisoned in June 2009 for alleged anti-state activities and was sentenced to seven years and four months imprisonment and 34 lashes. On January 27, 2014, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued an opinion, based in part on information provided by CCS, requesting the Iranian government release ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Academics, Ali Khamenei, Bahman Ahmadi Amouee, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

Responding to CCS, UN Working Group Finds Iranian Detention of Amouee Arbitrary

March 3, 2014

Bahman Amouee's Facebook profile photo

Bahman Ahmadi Amouee, an economist and journalist, was arrested and imprisoned in June 2009 for alleged anti-state activities and was sentenced to seven years and four months imprisonment and 34 lashes. On January 27, 2014, the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued an opinion, based in part on information provided by CCS, requesting the Iranian government release Amouee ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Ali Khamenei, Bahman Ahmadi Amouee, Iran, Journalists, Middle East, United Nations

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