Dr. Fariba Adelkhah, a researcher at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), was released from prison earlier this month after having spent more than three years in Evin Prison. She was originally sentenced to five years on national security charges. The Committee of Concerned Scientists urges that the terms of her release be unconditional and made ... Continue Reading>>
Fariba Adelkhah, Back In Iranian Prison After 5-Day Leave
A French-Iranian academic held in Iran for the past three years in a case that has raised tensions between Tehran and Paris has returned to prison after a brief furlough her supporter's report. Thomas SAMSON AFP https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220815-french-academic-back-in-iran-prison-after-5-day-leave-supporters ... Continue Reading>>
Anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah Still in Prison on Seemingly Fabricated Charges
Fariba Adelkhah, an anthropologist at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, is still in prison for alleged espionage and propaganda charges without clear evidence, despite a reputation for being apolitical. She faces cardiac health problems and should be released on time ... Continue Reading>>
Anthropologist, Fariba Adelkhah, Temporarily Released from Iranian Prison
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>>
Iranian Anthropologist Sentenced to Six Years in Prison on Vague Charges Suffering from Severe Health Problems
On vague, seemingly politically motivated charges, 60-year-old Iranian Anthropologist sentenced to six years in Prison. Adelkhah has been studying in France for the past 40 years and is seen as an expert on Iran and Shi’ite Islam. At Sciences Po University she is the Director of Research at the Center for International Studies. In June 2019 she was arrested in Iran while visiting her family and ... Continue Reading>>
Trial Set to Begin in Iran For French Academic
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>>
Iranian Anthropologist, Living in France, Arrested In Iran For Unspecified Reasons While Visiting Family
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>>