Scholars at Risk calls for letters on behalf of professor whose Bahraini citizenship has been revok

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Scholars at Risk calls for letters on behalf of

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professor whose Bahraini citizenship has been revoked
February 17, 2015

Scholars at Risk is gravely concerned over reports that Professor Masaud Jahromi, Chairman of Telecommunication Engineering Department at Ahlia University in Bahrain, recently had his Bahraini citizenship revoked.

SAR calls for letters, emails, and faxes respectfully urging authorities to ensure that Professor Jahromi's citizenship is reinstated and the matter of his citizenship is addressed in a manner consistent with internationally recognized standards of due process and fair trial, in accordance with Bahrain’s obligations under international law.

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Further information:

Professor Jahromi holds a PhD in Telecommunication Networking from University of Kent at Canterbury in the United Kingdom, and he is the Chairman of the Telecommunication Engineering Department at Ahlia University, where he has worked for ten years. Professor Jahromi was arrested in April of 2011, after reportedly participating in a peaceful pro-democracy protest and signing on to a statement along with other academics supporting a call for dialogue between the government and the protesters—nonviolent expressive and associative activity that is expressly protected by international human rights standards. In spite of this, in January 2012, a Bahraini court found Professor Jahromi guilty of the crimes of “incitement to hatred of a regime and/or participation in unauthorized rallies.” He was sentenced to four months in prison, which he served. Following his release, Professor Jahromi resumed his position at Ahlia University. As of this date, no other information is available about any additional arrests or allegations against Professor Jahromi.

Scholars at Risk understands that on January 31, 2015, Professor Jahromi learned through media reports that he, along with 71 other individuals, had his Bahraini citizenship revoked by the Ministry of Interior. The Ministry of Interior’s statement alleged that the revocation was “for illegal acts”, including supporting and participating in terrorist activities, as well as “[s]pying for foreign countries and recruiting a number of persons through social media”, “[d]efaming the image of the regime, inciting against the regime and spreading false news to hinder the rules of the constitution”, “[i]nciting and advocating regime change through illegal means”, and “[d]efaming brotherly countries.”

Scholars at Risk understands that this decree was reportedly instituted without court proceedings or other due process, effectively rendering the majority of its targets stateless, including Professor Jahromi.

Scholars at Risk welcomes any additional or contrary information that may clarify our understanding of these events. Absent this, the facts as described appear to constitute violations of internationally recognized human rights and standards of due process, fair trial, and freedom of expression and association, as guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Bahrain has acceded. In addition, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights explicitly protects the right of individuals to be free from arbitrary deprivations of their nationality.

Scholars at Risk therefore invites letters, emails and faxes be sent to the appropriate authorities, respectfully urging:

-that Professor Jahromi's citizenship is reinstated and

-that the matter of Professor Jamromi's citizenship is addressed in a manner consistent with internationally recognized standards of due process and fair trial, in accordance with Bahrain’s obligations under international law.

Scholars at Risk, c/o New York University, 194 Mercer St, 4th Fl, NY, NY 10012 USA
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