Mohammadreza Jalaeipour
Mohammadreza Jalaeipour | |
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| Persian: محمدرضا جلاییپور | |
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| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | |
| Father | Hamidreza Jalaeipour |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
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| Thesis | Clerical Authority in Contemporary Shi‘i Islam: A Study of Marja‘iyya in Qom[1] (TBA) |
| Doctoral advisor | Homa Katouzian |
Mohammadreza Jalaeipour (Persian: محمدرضا جلاییپور, born 1982) is an Iranian sociologist and political activist.
Life
[edit]He is the son of Hamidreza Jalaeipour. Mohammadreza Jalaeipour has been a PhD student at St Antony's College, University of Oxford.[3]
He was a founder of pro-reformist Third Wave campaign in Iranian presidential election, 2009.[1]
Detentions
[edit]Jalaeipour has been detained on a number of occasions by the Iranian authorities. While still a student at Oxford University in June 2009 he was prevented from returning to England after visiting Iran, without his family knowing where he was taken.[4][5] He was arrested again in June 2010 in Tehran and kept in solitary confinement before being transferred to a prison in Mashhad.[6] He was released in August 2010 with bail of three billion rials,[specify] but was never charged.[7] In April 2018 he was arrested in Iran and held without charge for 77 days.[7]
Awards and honors
[edit]- Placed 1st in Iranian University Entrance Exam (2003)[2]
- Gold medal. Iranian Literature Olympiad (2002)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Visiting Student Research Collaborators (VSRC)" (PDF), NES Newsletters, 6 (1), Department of Near Eastern Studies - Princeton University: 13, 2013
- ^ a b Sharafedin, Bozorgmehr (30 January 2017). "Iranian students feel robbed of their American dreams". Reuters. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Sources:
- Black, Ian (25 June 2010). "Two Iranian students arrested, two UK universities – two different reactions". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- "Iranian political dissidents show support for the nuclear deal". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Iranian Student Activist Rearrested For Unknown Reasons". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- "Wife fears for safety of detained Iranian activist - CNN.com". CNN. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Oxford student seized in Iran". Evening Standard. London. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Lenon, India (1 July 2009). "Oxford student arrested in Iran". Cherwell. Oxford. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Mohammad Reza Jalaeipour Transferred to Mashhad Prison after 40 Days" (press release). Mynewsdesk. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Oxford PhD Student Denied Legal Counsel 40 Days After Being Arrested in Iran – Center for Human Rights in Iran". www.iranhumanrights.org. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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