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Social Anthropolgist With Dual Citizenship Sentenced in Iran on Ambiguous Charges

December 17, 2020

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Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Ahmady, Anthropologist, British-Iranian, Dueal Citizenship, Kameel Ahmady

Anthropologist, Fariba Adelkhah, Temporarily Released from Iranian Prison

November 9, 2020

On vague, seemingly politically motivated charges, 61-year-old Iranian anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah was sentenced to six years in prison in May 2020. Adelkhah is an expert on Iran and Shi’ite Islam based in France for the past 40 years, and currently the Director of Research at the Center for International Studies at Sciences Po University. On October 3, 2020, she was released to her family in ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, France, Iran Tagged With: Anthropologist, Fariba Adelkhah, Iranian Prison, Po University

Trial Set to Begin in Iran For French Academic

April 5, 2020

French Anthropologist remains in jail awaiting trial. Her partner has now been released and the charges against her have diminished, with one being dropped. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Anthropologist, Evan Prison, Fariba Adelkhah, hunger strike, Roland Marchal

Iranian Anthropologist, Living in France, Arrested In Iran For Unspecified Reasons While Visiting Family

July 29, 2019

Fariba Adelkhah, a 60 year-old Anthropologist, based at the Paris Institute of Political Studies where she is the Director of Research at the Center for International Studies, was arrested in Iran on June 7th while visiting family. Adelkhah has been studying and teaching in France for over 40 years. Reasons for her arrest have not been made public as yet. CCS has written the Chief Justice of Iran ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Adelkhah, Anthropologist, arrested, Fariba, Fariba Adelkhah

Rahile Dawut, Prominent Uyghur Scholar and Anthropologist, Missing

September 15, 2018

Dr. Rahile Dawut, a prominent Uyghur scholar and anthropologist has been missing since December 2017. She is a professor at Xinjiang University. It has been alleged that she has been detained - whereabouts unknown. No one seems to be aware of anything that she may have done that would lead to incarceration or a criminal charge. CCS has written the President of China requesting an explanation of ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Anthropologist, China, Dawut, Professor, Rahile, Rahile Dawut, uyghur

Social Science Researcher and Anthropologist, Dr. Stella Nyanzi,  at Makerere University in Uganda, Was Arrested and Charged for Criticizing the President and His Wife on Facebook

May 7, 2017

Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a Professor at Makerere University in Uganda, was arrested and charged under the Computer Misuse Act of 2011 for insulting the President on Facebook.  Dr. Nyanzi was advocating that schools supply sanitary pads to girls so that they may attend  school during their menstrual cycle.  Many girls were not showing up in school to avoid embarrassment.  The President was not a ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Uganda Tagged With: Anthropologist, Dr. Stella Nyanzi, Human Rights, Makerere University, Social Scientist Researcher, Uganda

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