Fariba Adelkhah Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/fariba-adelkhah/ 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. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:43:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Fariba Adelkhah Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/fariba-adelkhah/ 32 32 59910430 UPDATE: Dr. Fariba Adelkhah Released from Prison in Iran https://concernedscientists.org/2023/02/update-dr-fariba-adelkhah-released-from-prison-in-iran/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:46:41 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9772 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 […]

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]]> 9772 Fariba Adelkhah, Back In Iranian Prison After 5-Day Leave https://concernedscientists.org/2022/08/fariba-adelkhah-back-in-iranian-prison-after-5-day-leave/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:41:22 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9630 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

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]]> 9630 Anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah Still in Prison on Seemingly Fabricated Charges https://concernedscientists.org/2022/06/anthropologist-fariba-adelkhah-still-in-prison-on-seemingly-fabricated-charges/ Sun, 26 Jun 2022 02:11:23 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9577 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 served. https://www.rfi.fr/fr/france/20220608-les-soutiens-%C3%A0-la-chercheuse-fariba-adelkhah-arr%C3%AAt%C3%A9e-il-y-a-trois-ans-en-iran-ne-baissent-pas-les-bras

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]]> 9577 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 Iranian Anthropologist Sentenced to Six Years in Prison on Vague Charges Suffering from Severe Health Problems https://concernedscientists.org/2020/06/fariba-adelkhah/ Mon, 15 Jun 2020 20:34:47 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8312 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 […]

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]]> 8312 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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