Morad Tahbaz

Morad Tahbaz is an Iranian-American businessman and conservationist.[1][2] He also holds British citizenship.[3] Tahbaz is a co-founder of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation (PWHF).[4] In January 2018, Iranian authorities arrested Tahbaz along with eight other PWHF-affiliated individuals.[5][6]

In November 2019, the Iranian judiciary sentenced Tahbaz to 10 years in prison for "contacts with the US enemy government."[7]

In June 2020 and on the occasion of World Environment Day, US Department of State called for the release of Morad Tahbaz. In a video meesage, Brian Hook encouraged governments to join this call to end the detention of Tahbaz and his colleagues. [8]

Education

Tahbaz graduated from Colgate University in 1977 with a degree in liberal arts and from Columbia University in 1983 with an MBA.[2]

See also

References
  1. "He Fought for Iran's Environment and Was Arrested. Now, He's Dead". The New York Times. February 10, 2018.
  2. "Iran's Environment, Challenges and Opportunities". UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies. March 3, 2015.
  3. "Iran 'sentences wildlife activists' accused of spying". BBC News. November 20, 2019.
  4. "Environmental Scientists Being Detained In Iran and Accused of Spying". Committee of Concerned Scientists. October 18, 2018.
  5. "Environmentalists Detained in Crackdown Denied Legal Counsel Amid Claims Some Were 'Jewish Spies'". Center for Human Rights in Iran. March 5, 2018.
  6. "Another American Confirmed Held in Iran". The Wall Street Journal. February 12, 2018.
  7. "Six Conservationists Sentenced to Long Prison Terms in Iran After Two Years Behind Bars". Center for Human Rights in Iran. November 20, 2019.
  8. "https://twitter.com/statedept/status/1269028252045185025". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-06-08. External link in |title= (help)
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