The UK government has called on the Iranian regime to release a British-born environmentalist from the notorious Evin prison. Morad Tahbaz, 66, a British-U.S.-Iranian wildlife conservationist, was arrested in 2018 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was granted bail in July, but his family said he has now been returned to Evin…
Iran Releases US-British-Iranian Conservationist on Furlough
A British–U.S.–Iranian environmentalist who has spent over four years in an Iranian prison has been released on furlough with an electronic tag. Morad Tahbaz, 66, has been released from the Evin prison and is at his family’s home in the Iranian capital Tehran, Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on July 27. An…
UK–U.S. National Jailed in Iran Moved to Tehran Hotel
A British–U.S.–Iranian national who was returned to an Iranian prison two days after being released has now been moved to a hotel in Tehran, the UK government confirmed. A family member said the tri-national has gone on hunger strike. Morad Tahbaz, a 66-year-old wildlife conservationist held in Iran since January 2018, was taken from his Tehran…
US-British-Iranian National Conservationist Back in Iranian Jail 2 Days After Release
A tri-national released from an Iranian prison on the same day two British-Iranians were allowed to return to the UK has been put back in prison, his family said. The UK government said it was told the return would be temporary and he would hopefully be back to his Tehran home soon. Morad Tahbaz, a…
MPs Warn Against Future Hostage-Taking as British-Iranians Released in Parallel With Compensation
The UK government was questioned what “practical steps” it’s taking to deter future politically motivated hostage-taking after it paid a historic debt to Iran “in parallel” with the release of British-Iranians Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori on Wednesday. Labour former minister Hilary Benn said the payment and the release of the detainees were”always sequential” in the eyes of…
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