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Iran jails British-Iranian researcher for nine years for subversion: report
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December 16, 2020 02:53:21 pm
An Iranian court sentenced British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady to nine years in jail on Sunday for “subversive” research work.
Iran has arrested dozens of dual nationals in the past few years. Many rights activists and organizations, such as Human Rights Watch, have been critical of and reported on many of the arrests.
Ahmady is an anthropologist and researcher whose research focuses on local culture, children, women and minority rights. As a result of his research on issues such as child marriage and female genital mutilation in Iran, he was detained in August 2019. This was allegedly for national security reasons, although Ahmady’s wife stated that Ahmady worked independently and transparently. Three months later, he was released on bail.
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President Rouhani held a with domestic and foreign journalists. He discussed a broad range of issues, including a return to the JCPOA by the U.S. and Iran, the country’s economic problems, the recent execution of opposition figure Ruhollah Zam, and differences between his administration and the conservative parliament.
Rouhani rejected negotiating a “stronger nuclear deal” with the U.S. or having negotiations over Iran’s missile program and regional influence. Rouhani stated: “What is important for us today is that America returns completely to its commitments and announces it made a mistake and after it has returned to the JCPOA we can think about the path of compensation for the damages that have been imposed on us.”
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at her parents’ home after temporary release from Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran, March 17, 2020
Members of the UK Parliament have called for action over Iran’s holding of British political prisoners.
In a Tuesday report, the Foreign Affairs Select Committee recommended designation of the detentions as “State hostage taking”. They called for proscription of the Reovlutionary Guards, which carries out and oversees the imprisonments, as a “terrorist” organization.
At least four UK-Iran dual nationals are in prison or under house arrest on electronic tag, all condemned to lengthy sentences.
Among them is the charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, seized in April 2016 as she was leaving Iran after a visit to relatives. Sentenced to five years for “espionage”, she was granted furlough in the spring amid the spread of Coronavirus. However, the former administrator for BBC Media Action has been repeatedly t
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