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Condemnation of the violence against students in Iran

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Iranian authorities have resorted to the use of violence in response to the university protests in Iran. I would like to reiterate what I have already stated on my Twitter […]

2022-10-04

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Rektorer för svenska lärosäten: Iran måste släppa Ahmadreza Djalali fri

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Nedanstående text är undertecknad av rektorerna för samtliga svenska lärosäten. Den kräver att Iran ska släppa KI-alumnen, forskaren och läkaren Ahmadreza Djalali fri, efter mer än sex år i fängelse. […]

2022-06-29

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Presidents of Swedish universities and higher education institutions: Iran must release Ahmadreza Djalali

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

The text below is signed by the presidents of all Swedish universities and colleges. It demands the release of KI alumnus, researcher and physician Ahmadreza Djalali, who has spent more […]

2022-06-29

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Six years since KI alumnus Ahmadreza Djalali was imprisoned in Iran

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

In just over a week, it has been six years since the KI alumnus and researcher in disaster medicine, Ahmadreza Djalali, was arrested in connection with a lecture tour in […]

2022-04-12

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Message to Iran on the occasion of Ahmadreza Djalali´s 50th birthday: Release him from prison and let him return to his family in Sweden

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Svensk version nedan The Karolinska Institute alumnus, Swedish citizen, and researcher in disaster medicine, Ahmadreza Djalali, turns 50 years today. He spends his birthday in prison in Iran, incarcerated under […]

2022-01-14

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New president in Iran, new hope for Ahmadreza Djalali?

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

It is still too early to know what the consequences of last weekend’s election in Iran will be, but hope is mixed with worry. The new president-elect, Ebrahim Raisi, is […]

2021-06-24

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Våra studenter är värda dubbelt så mycket firande än vanligt!

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Jag kommer precis från en digital avslutnings- och examensceremoni för studenterna vid våra globala masterprogram. I en vackert utsmyckad, men tom, Aula Medica höll jag ett tal till de totalt […]

2021-06-03

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Situationen i Iran kräver att Djajali frisläpps

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Ni som följer min blogg vet att jag skrivit om den tidigare KI-forskaren och svenska medborgaren Ahmadreza Djalali ett flertal gånger. Det är snart fyra år sedan han greps och […]

2020-03-04

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Three years in prison for Ahmadreza Djalali – now we must increase our pressure on Iran

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Swedish version below Three years ago – on April 26, 2016 – KI alumnus and researcher Ahmadreza Djalali was arrested in Iran, accused of espionage and “enmity with God”.  About […]

2019-04-25

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Ett varmt tack för mig – och ett stort tack till alla!

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

English version below I dag är min sista arbetsdag som rektor för Karolinska Institutet. Åren har gått fort, det känns som det inte var länge sedan jag gjorde min första […]

2023-02-28

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