Human rights groups, scientists and backers of academic freedom are stepping up efforts on behalf of Omid Kokabee, a young Iranian physicist who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in May 2010 on conspiracy charges. Kokabee is to be featured in an upcoming Amnesty International panel discussion in Washington D.C. on academic repression […]
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Scientists protest against prison sentence for Iranian student
The 10-year prison sentence imposed on physics PhD student Omid Kokabee in Iran for conspiring with foreign countries has triggered protests by scientific organizations around the world.
UN Chief Says Attacks On Scientists To Be Condemned
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says attacks such as the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran earlier this week are to be condemned.
Iranian, German scientists identify 50 mental retardation genes
Iranian and German scholars succeeded in indentifying fifty new mental retardation gene.
Iranian scientists to receive UNESCO Award
Four Iranian scientists ranked in the list of Islamic World’s top scholars are to receive UNESCO Award. Islamic World Scientists Network cooperating with Iran’s Biophysics and Biochemistry Association is to offer the prizes to the four senior Iranian scientists.