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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.

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.

Secretary of State responds to calls for CU scholar’s release

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has responded to the letter sent in January by Columbia faculty regarding the detainment of scholar Kian Tajbakhsh in Iran.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has responded to the letter sent in January by Columbia faculty regarding the detainment of scholar Kian Tajbakhsh in Iran.

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.

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.

GSAPP faculty member faces new charge in Iran

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

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

Norway alleges Iran seized Nobel prize of Iranian women's rights advocate

Iran denied Norway’s accusation that it had confiscated the Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 2003 to Shirin Ebadi and froze her bank accounts.

Iran denied Norway’s accusation that it had confiscated the Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 2003 to Shirin Ebadi and froze her bank accounts.

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.

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

Bollinger calls for for release of detained Iranian scholar

Kian Tajbakhsh, an Iranian-American urban planner who was supposed to teach at Columbia this semester, has been detained along with scores of dissenters and is on trial in Iran for fomenting a “velvet revolution.”

Kian Tajbakhsh, an Iranian-American urban planner who was supposed to teach at Columbia this semester, has been detained along with scores of dissenters and is on trial in Iran for fomenting a “velvet revolution.”

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.

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.

The case for Iran

The common sentiment in the United States over the last eight years has been to see Iran as some sort of terrorism mastermind.

The common sentiment in the United States over the last eight years has been to see Iran as some sort of terrorism mastermind.

Expert Explores Homosexuality in Iran

Five months after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Columbia there are no homosexuals in Iran, Dr.

Five months after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told Columbia there are no homosexuals in Iran, Dr.