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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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The ordeal of Ahmadreza Djalali: a case of hostage taking and extortion

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Two days ago, we arranged an international conference on academic freedom and internationalization, Today, this topic became depressingly relevant. A demonstration in support of Ahmadreza Djalali was held on Sergels […]

2022-05-14

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How shall Swedish universities remain global when democracy and academic freedom are in decline?

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Below are my reflections after the conference “Academic freedom and international collaboration in a turbulent world”, arranged in KI’s campus in Flemingsberg. How shall Swedish universities remain global when democracy […]

2022-05-12

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Worrying news about Ahmadreza Djalali

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Wednesday morning we recieved worrying news reports from Iran about the Swedish citizen and KI alumnus Ahmadreza Djalali. According to ISNA, witch is described as a semi-official Iranian news agency, […]

2022-05-06

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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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Sex år sedan Ahmadreza Djalali fängslades

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Om en dryg vecka har det gått sex år sedan KI-alumnen och forskaren i katastrofmedicin, Ahmadreza Djalali, fängslades i samband med en föreläsningsturné i Iran. Som de flesta av er […]

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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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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