Morad Tahbaz
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Nationality | American |
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| ID | 1641464 |
Morad Tahbaz Life story
Morad Tahbaz is an Iranian-American businessman and conservationist. He was born in London and holds British citizenship. Tahbaz is a co-founder of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation. In January 2018, Iranian authorities arrested Tahbaz along with eight other PWHF-affiliated individuals.
Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US
... The Americans include 51-year-old businessman Siamak Namazi - who has spent nearly eight years in Tehran s notorious Evin prison - as well as businessman Emad Shargi, 59, and 67-year-old environmentalist Morad Tahbaz, who also holds British citizenship...
US releases $6bn in frozen Iran funds for prisoner swap
... Three of the prisoners were named by a lawyer as Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz, who also has British citizenship...
Aras Amiri highlights jailed Iran environmentalists' plight
... " Bayani and Kashani were arrested in early 2018 along with Kashani s husband, Houman Jokar, Amirhossein Khaleghi, Sam Rajabi, Taher Ghadirian and Morad Tahbaz, who also holds British and American citizenship - all members of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation (PWHF)...
US accuses Iran of cruel false prisoner swap claims
... While insisting the claim was false, the US spokesperson said Washington was committed to securing the release of Americans held in Iran - naming Siamak Namazi, Emad Shargi and Morad Tahbaz...
Alireza Akbari: Widespread outrage after British-Iranian executed
... However, at least two other British-Iranians remain in detention, including Morad Tahbaz, who also holds US citizenship...
Morad Tahbaz: Daughter of Iran detainee holds protest
... Morad Tahbaz, 66, was returned to custody after being allowed out on furlough in March, His daughter Roxanne said her family felt abandoned by the UK government...
Anoosheh Ashoori tells of Iran jail 'hell'
... But British-born wildlife conservationist, Morad Tahbaz, was left behind and Mr Ashoori says he can t celebrate while such a " good" man is still behind bars...
Freeing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe took too long, Jeremy Hunt says
... Meanwhile, Morad Tahbaz, who has British, Iranian, and American citizenship, remains in detention in Iran...
Morad Tahbaz: Daughter of Iran detainee holds protest
The Daughter of a British-US national detained by Iran has held a protest outside The Foreign Office to urge the government to Bring Her father home.
Morad Tahbaz , 66, was returned to custody after being allowed out on furlough in March,
His daughter Roxanne said her family felt abandoned by the UK government.
The Foreign Office said Iran had " failed to honour" a commitment to release Mr Tahbaz indefinitely.
In March, the UK said it had secured Mr Tahbaz's furlough, along with the release and return of Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori , after agreeing to settle a £400m debt with Iran.
However, Two Days later Mr Tahbaz was
Speaking at The Demonstration outside The Foreign , Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Ms Tahbaz said her family had been led To Believe her father would be included in any deal negotiated with Iran.
She also revealed her mother had been placed under a travel ban by the Iranian authorities.
" It's been one month since Nazanin and Anoosheh have come home, and My Father 's still sitting in prison and My Mother 's still on a travel ban, " Mr Tahbaz's daughter said.
" So we're hoping to have The Press and the media help us to call on the government and on the Foreign Secretary (Liz) Truss to keep her promise and bring him home to us, so we can be reunited as A Family . "
Mr Tahbaz, who also has Iranian citizenship, was arrested during a crackdown on environmental activists in January 2018.
A prominent conservationist, he was sentenced to 10 Years in prison along with his colleagues on charges of spying for the US and undermining Iran's security.
Asked when she last had Contact with her father, Ms Tahbaz said: " Not for some time now, actually. We don't have Direct Contact - it's only on speakerphone through my mum, with another speakerphone. "
She added that her father had " made it very clear that he feels abandoned" by the UK government over its response to The Situation .
An FCDO spokesperson said Iran had " committed to releasing Morad from prison on an indefinite furlough" but had " failed to honour that commitment".
" We continue to urge the Iranian authorities at every opportunity to release him immediately. "
Source of news: bbc.com
