Academics in jail : Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal and their struggle for freedom in Iran

The accusations are far-fetched - no-one in either Paris or Tehran is fooled. Yet Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal have been detained in Evin Prison since 5 June 2019. About 15 foreigners and bi-nationals are currently “imprisoned without justification” in Iran. We say there are about 15, but ther...

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Published inLa Revue des droits de l'Homme no. 17
Main Author Debos, Marielle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Centre de recherches et d’études sur les droits fondamentaux 2020
CTAD-CREDOF (Centre de recherche et d'études sur les droits fondamentaux) [2012-....]
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Humanities and Social Sciences
Political science
Iran
Academic freedom
Human rights
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Summary:The accusations are far-fetched - no-one in either Paris or Tehran is fooled. Yet Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal have been detained in Evin Prison since 5 June 2019. About 15 foreigners and bi-nationals are currently “imprisoned without justification” in Iran. We say there are about 15, but there may be more: the number of cases not publicized being, by definition, unknown. In all these cases, dual nationals and foreigners are imprisoned in order to apply pressure to the countries of whic...
ISSN:2264-119X
2264-119X
DOI:10.4000/revdh.8415