Anthropologist Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/anthropologist/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 03:24:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Anthropologist Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/anthropologist/ 32 32 59910430 Social Anthropolgist With Dual Citizenship Sentenced in Iran on Ambiguous Charges https://concernedscientists.org/2020/12/social-anthropolgist-with-dual-citizenship-sentenced-in-iran-on-ambiguous-charges/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 20:25:54 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8849 The post Social Anthropolgist With Dual Citizenship Sentenced in Iran on Ambiguous Charges appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 8849 Anthropologist, Fariba Adelkhah, Temporarily Released from Iranian Prison https://concernedscientists.org/2020/11/anthropologist-fariba-adelkhah-temporarily-released-from-iranian-prison/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 04:08:58 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8755 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 […]

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]]> 8755 Trial Set to Begin in Iran For French Academic https://concernedscientists.org/2020/04/trial-set-to-begin-in-iran-for-french-academic/ Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:52:10 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7892 French Anthropologist remains in jail awaiting trial. Her partner has now been released and the charges against her have diminished, with one being dropped.

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]]> 7892 Iranian Anthropologist, Living in France, Arrested In Iran For Unspecified Reasons While Visiting Family https://concernedscientists.org/2019/07/iranian-anthropologist-living-in-france-arrested-in-iran-for-unspecified-reasons-while-visiting-family/ Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:48:20 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7496 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 […]

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]]> 7496 Rahile Dawut, Prominent Uyghur Scholar and Anthropologist, Missing https://concernedscientists.org/2018/09/rahile-dawut-prominent-uyghur-scholar-and-anthropologist-missing/ Sat, 15 Sep 2018 21:33:47 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7145 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 […]

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]]> 7145 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 https://concernedscientists.org/2017/05/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/ Sun, 07 May 2017 17:32:44 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6043 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 […]

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