Morad Tahbaz

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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 message, 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]

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  1. ^ "He Fought for Iran's Environment and Was Arrested. Now, He's Dead". The New York Times. February 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we call for the release of Morad Tahbaz, a renowned conservationist suffering in a jail cell in Iran. All who care about basic human rights, the environment, and the preservation of endangered species should join our call for Iran to #FreeMorad". June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
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