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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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Välkommen till nytt år på Karolinska Institutet

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

English version below Mycket talar för att 2022 kommer att bli ett utmanande år. Pandemin kommer naturligtvis fortsätta sätta sin prägel över oss alla och den senaste utvecklingen när det […]

2022-01-10

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Research belongs in the spotlight, not in prison

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

In the Nobel week, the world´s attention is focused on science, medicine, literature, peace, and economics, inspired by Alfred Nobel’s belief in the power of knowledge to benefit humankind. This […]

2021-12-10

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International academic collaboration in an era of geopolitical turbulence calls for competent and responsible navigation

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Earlier this year we established KI Advisory Group for Global Engagement. As I wrote a couple of months ago, one important question for discussion is how  Karolinska Institutet should develop its relations […]

2021-11-26

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Jag ser fram mot ett tydligt ställningstagande om Djalali, Isaak och Minhai

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Uppföljning av gårdagens blogg om Scholars at Risks pris till Ahmadreza Djalali Om tre veckor, i samband med budgetdebatten, kommer riksdagen att fatta beslut i en principiellt mycket viktig fråga. […]

2021-11-11

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SAR’s Courage to Think Award 2021 to Ahmadreza Djalali

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

In 2011 the organization Scholars at Risk (SAR) celebrated its 10th anniversery by setting up The Courage to Think Award, which “recognizes individuals, groups, or institutions that have demonstrated an exemplary […]

2021-11-10

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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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Ahmadreza Djalali after five years in prison: Joint statement from three universities

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Svensk version nedan Joint statement from Karolinska Institutet, the Università del Piemonte Orientale in Italy, and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Call for urgent action from prominent universities: “We must […]

2021-04-26

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Öppet brev till svenska regeringen om Ahmadreza Djalali

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Situationen för KI-alumnen och forskaren i katastrofmedicin, Ahmadreza Djalali, är akut – inte minst på grund av hans hälsotillstånd. Tillsammans med Amnesty International och Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien har vi i dag […]

2021-03-24

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Now is the time to release Ahmadreza Djalali

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

I just received an update on the situation of KI alumnus and Swedish citizen Ahmadreza Djalali. According to information from sources inside Iran, provided by Amnesty International, the situation is […]

2021-03-16

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