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Fariba Adelkhah, Back In Iranian Prison After 5-Day Leave

August 17, 2022

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>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Fariba Adelkhah

Anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah Still in Prison on Seemingly Fabricated Charges

June 25, 2022

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>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Fariba Adelkhah

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

Iranian Anthropologist Sentenced to Six Years in Prison on Vague Charges Suffering from Severe Health Problems

June 15, 2020

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>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Fariba Adelkhah

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

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