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

Webmaster — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:26:20 +0000

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 […]

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CCS Member Receives Surprise Award at the United Nations

Webmaster — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 19:09:53 +0000

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 […]

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Iranian Graduate Student in Belgium Sentenced for Scholarship Funding

Webmaster — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 18:51:47 +0000

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 […]

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

Webmaster — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:01:48 +0000

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 […]

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

Webmaster — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:58:21 +0000

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, […]

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