tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post4895288433276972673..comments2024-03-11T13:47:03.621-05:00Comments on Physics and Physicists: Iranian Physicist Omid Kokabee To Receive A New TrialZapperZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15861398273820851809noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post-17858179395727311552014-10-17T09:09:46.661-05:002014-10-17T09:09:46.661-05:00Just to add: in the Soviet Union such prosecution ...Just to add: in the Soviet Union such prosecution was impossible because going abroad was a crime. I think since 70s physicists were allowed to go to the West for conferences but those who decided to stay never tried to return because they knew they will land in jail.<br /><br />The problem with Iran is that such prosecutions are rare and arbitrary, travel/study abroad is not banned, not only you don't know what to expect on arrival, you also can't apply for asylum as you can't prove that you will be persecuted on return to Iran.noddeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034689888004616860noreply@blogger.com