• Organisation

Season’s greetings, and thank you for all your efforts in 2022!

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

A productive and intensive year is nearing its end at Karolinska Institutet. As 2022 draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the year […]

2022-12-21

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• Academic Freedom
• Nobelpris

Nobel Week: science belongs in the limelight

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

It is Nobel Week here in Stockholm. A time to celebrate science and its achievements, as the Nobel laureates gather in the city to give lectures, answer questions, and last […]

2022-12-09

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• International

Uppmaning till svenska regeringen: intensifiera arbetet för Ahmadreza Djalali

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

Läget i Iran just nu är djupt oroande. Jag följer händelseutvecklingen nära. I tidigare inlägg på bloggen har jag varit tydlig i mitt fördömande av regimens våldsamma agerande och jag […]

2022-11-03

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• International

An urgent call to the Swedish government: step up your efforts to secure Ahmadreza Djalali’s release

Posted by Ole Petter Ottersen

The situation in Iran is deeply worrying, and I am following developments closely. In my previous blogs, I’ve been explicit in my denunciation of the regime’s violent conduct and endorse […]

2022-11-03

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• Academic Freedom
• English
• International
• Research
• Society
• Student
• Svenska

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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• Academic Freedom
• Debatt
• International
• samhälle
• Svenska

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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• Academic Freedom
• Debatt
• English
• Society

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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• Academic Freedom
• English
• International
• Society

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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• Academic Freedom
• English
• International

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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• Academic Freedom
• English
• International

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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