Kian Tajbakhsh

Faculty member's release from prison extended

After appealing to extend his release from prison, Columbia faculty member Kian Tajbakhsh will now be able to enjoy a longer break with his family.

By Amber Tunnell | Apr 3 01:31 pm ET

Prof temporarily released from Iranian prison

Kian Tajbakhsh will get to enjoy the Iranian New Year outside of prison, with his family.

By Amber Tunnell | Mar 22 02:52 am ET

Columbia scholar, Kian Tajbakhsh, temporarily released from prison

According to news reports, Kian Tajbakhsh—who has been imprisoned in Iran since the summer presidential election—will be temporarily released for the Iranian New Year.

By Amber Tunnell | Mar 14 04:13 pm ET

Sentence reduced for Tajbakhsh

On Wednesday, an Iranian news agency announced that an Iranian appeallate court reduced Kian Tajbakhsh’s prison sentence from 15 years to five years.

By Amber Tunnell | Feb 12 04:32 am ET

Faculty seek Hillary Clinton’s support in Tajbakhsh’s release

Columbia faculty sent a letter to Hillary Clinton for support in the release of Kian Tajbakhsh from Iranian prison.

By Amber Tunnell | Jan 20 02:13 am ET

Faculty seek Hillary Clinton's support in prisoner's release

A group of Columbia faculty members called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to do everything possible to obtain Kian Tajbakhsh's immediate release from Iranian prison.

By Amber Tunnell | Jan 12 03:37 pm ET

Faculty petition for Tajbakhsh’s release

On Sunday, students and professors who know Kian Tajbakhsh—an urban planner who earned his Ph.D. from Columbia and was slated to teach here this semester—publicized a letter lobbying for his release from Iranian prison.

By Amber Tunnell | Dec 14 12:23 am ET

GSAPP faculty member faces new charge in Iran

Instead of teaching at Columbia, Kian Tajbakhsh, Ph.D. '93, is in solitary confinement.

By Joy Resmovits | Nov 30 01:32 am ET

Tajbakhsh, Ph.D. '93, sentenced to at least 12 years in Iranian prison

Instead of teaching at Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, urban planning scholar Kian Tajbakhsh is in solitary confinement.

By Joy Resmovits | Oct 21 01:22 am ET

Columbia Ph.D. Kian Tajbakhsh detained in Iran

Kian Tajbakhsh, a scholar who earned his Ph.D. in urban planning from Columbia, has been detained in Iran once again, according to news reports and a Web site maintained by the New School, and the U.S. Department of State and University President Lee Bollinger are calling for his release. Stay tuned for updates.

By Joy Resmovits | Jul 14 05:42 pm ET

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