Mohammadreza Jalaeipour

Mohammadreza Jalaeipour
Born 1982 (age 35–36)
Nationality Iranian
Alma mater
Spouse(s) Fatemeh Shams (divorced)
Scientific career
Fields Sociology
Institutions
Thesis Clerical Authority in Contemporary Shi‘i Islam: A Study of Marja‘iyya in Qom[1] (TBA)
Doctoral advisor Homa Katouzian
Influences

Mohammadreza Jalaeipour (Persian: محمدرضا جلایی‌پور‎, born 1982) is an Iranian sociologist and political activist.

Life

He is the son of Hamidreza Jalaeipour. Mohammadreza Jalaeipour has been a PhD student at St Antony's College, University of Oxford.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

He was a founder of pro-reformist Third Wave campaign in Iranian presidential election, 2009.[1]

Activism

Detentions

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.[5][7] He was arrested again in June 2010 in Tehran and kept in solitary confinement before being transferred to a prison in Mashhad.[9] He was released in August 2010 with bail of three billion rials, but was never charged.[10] In April 2018 he was arrested in Iran and held without charge for 77 days.[10]

Awards and honors

Source:[2][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Visiting Student Research Collaborators (VSRC)" (PDF), NES Newsletters, Department of Near Eastern Studies - Princeton University, 6 (1): 13, 2013
  2. 1 2 Sharafedin, Bozorgmehr (30 January 2017). "Iranian students feel robbed of their American dreams". Reuters. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Black, Ian (25 June 2010). "Two Iranian students arrested, two UK universities – two different reactions". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Iranian political dissidents show support for the nuclear deal". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Oxford student seized in Iran". Evening Standard. London. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ↑ CNN, By Simon Hooper (24 June 2009). "Wife fears for safety of detained Iranian activist - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. 1 2 Lenon, India (1 July 2009). "Oxford student arrested in Iran". Cherwell. Oxford. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Iranian Student Activist Rearrested For Unknown Reasons". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mohammad Reza Jalaeipour Transferred to Mashhad Prison after 40 Days" (press release). Mynewsdesk. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 "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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