http://www.freekian.org Release Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh from detention in Tehran Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:27:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We will continue to update this site and the media page as long as Kian's situation remains unclear.  Recent news includes: The terms of Kian's bail appear to restrict his freedom of movement.  He remains in Tehran and we do not know if or when he will be able to travel.   Ali Shakeri has been released on bail from ... http://www.freekian.org/2007/09/25/updates/ OSI has issued a statement about Kian's release: NEW YORK— The Open Society Institute is relieved that Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh has been allowed to leave Evin Prison and be reunited with his wife in Tehran. It is our hope that the ordeal for this distinguished scholar and his family has finally come ... http://www.freekian.org/2007/09/20/osi-statement-on-kians-release/ We have just received word that Kian has been released from Evin Prison.  He is finally at home with his wife. We will post more information when we have details. Thank you to all the people who have signed the petition and sent messages of support. http://www.freekian.org/2007/09/19/kian-has-been-released/ OSI has issued a further statement about the delaying of Kian's promised release.  The statement reads: NEW YORK—The Open Society Institute calls for the immediate release of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, who remains in an Iranian prison despite numerous promises that he was to have been set free by now. Dr. Tajbakhsh, a renowned Iranian-American ... http://www.freekian.org/2007/09/19/osi-calls-for-end-to-stalling/ There has been another wave of media coverage surrounding Parnaz Azima's release--stories that mention Kian are available on the Media Coverage page. According to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, A social scientist who specializes in urban planning, Tajbakhsh was detained in Tehran along with Esfandiari in May. Like Esfandiari, Tajbakhsh faces charges that ... http://www.freekian.org/2007/09/19/media-updates/ Parnaz Azima has been permitted to leave Iran and fly to the United States.  According to the Associated Press, the charges against her remain in place and her bail has not been returned.  Kian is still in prison, despite the many statements in the past few weeks indicating that he would be released ... http://www.freekian.org/2007/09/18/azima-leaves-iran/ Haleh Esfandiari has written an op-ed for the Washington Post telling the story of her imprisonment.  She mentioned the books and fruit she exchanged with Kian, and discusses the reasons she believes she was targeted: The interrogators....took the trouble to explain their concerns about U.S. intentions in Iran -- explanations that ... http://www.freekian.org/2007/09/17/esfandiaris-story-and-news-about-shakeri/ Iranian news agencies have reported that a bail of  roughly $110,000 has been set for Kian, and that the terms of his bail will bar him from leaving the country without permission from the authorities.  No date ofrelease was mentioned in the reports, and Kian remains in Evin Prison. http://www.freekian.org/2007/09/13/kians-bail-set-at-110000/ Yesterday, The Washington Post carried an editorial titled "Left Behind in Iran": From the moment Haleh Esfandiari was arrested and imprisoned by the government of Iran in May, her friends in high places in Washington rallied to her defense and demanded that she be released. Most notable among them was former ... http://www.freekian.org/2007/09/12/washington-post-left-behind/ Kian was interviewed briefly by a group of reporters allowed to visit Evin Prison, and told them that he expects to be released soon.  According to an AP report: Iranian authorities invited media Tuesday to visit the Evin prison, notorious for conditions in which it holds political prisoners. During the tour, ... http://www.freekian.org/2007/09/11/reporters-speak-to-kian/