Mohammadreza Jalaeipour

Mohammadreza Jalaeipour
Mohammadreza Jalaeipour
Born	1982 (age 41–42)
Nationality	Iranian
Alma mater	University of Tehran; London School of Economics; St Antony's College, Oxford;
Father	Hamidreza Jalaeipour
	Scientific career
Fields	Sociology
Institutions	Princeton University; Harvard University;
Thesis	Clerical Authority in Contemporary Shi‘i Islam: A Study of Marja‘iyya in Qom (TBA)
Doctoral advisor	Homa Katouzian

Mohammadreza Jalaeipour (Template:Lang-fa, 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]

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

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.^[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

Placed 1st in Iranian University Entrance Exam (2003)^[2]
Gold medal. Iranian Literature Olympiad (2002)^[7]

References

^ ^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.
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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.
- CNN, Simon Hooper (24 June 2009). "Wife fears for safety of detained Iranian activist - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^ "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.

[NES-1] "Visiting Student Research Collaborators (VSRC)" (PDF), NES Newsletters, 6 (1), Department of Near Eastern Studies - Princeton University: 13, 2013

[R-2] Sharafedin, Bozorgmehr (30 January 2017). "Iranian students feel robbed of their American dreams". Reuters. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[3] 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.

CNN, Simon Hooper (24 June 2009). "Wife fears for safety of detained Iranian activist - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

[4] Black, Ian (25 June 2010). "Two Iranian students arrested, two UK universities – two different reactions". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[5] "Iranian political dissidents show support for the nuclear deal". Washington Post. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[6] "Iranian Student Activist Rearrested For Unknown Reasons". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[7] CNN, Simon Hooper (24 June 2009). "Wife fears for safety of detained Iranian activist - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

[ES_seized_2009-4] "Oxford student seized in Iran". Evening Standard. London. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[Cherwell_2009-5] Lenon, India (1 July 2009). "Oxford student arrested in Iran". Cherwell. Oxford. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[6] "Mohammad Reza Jalaeipour Transferred to Mashhad Prison after 40 Days" (press release). Mynewsdesk. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[IHR_2018-7] "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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