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>>