Abbas Edalat

Abbas Edalat

He is a professor of mathematics and computer science at the Imperial College of London. He has criticized the sanctions against Iran's nuclear program and written articles criticizing the position of Western countries towards the Iranian government. Mr Edalat has set up the CASMII group (Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='21838'> He was arrested. He had gone to Iran to attend an educational program. The Center for Human Rights in Iran has reported that security guards went to Mr. Edalat's house in Tehran and seized some of his belongings, at the time of his arrest </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='21842'> Media close to IRGC, including Fars and Mashregh News, published a series of reports against Abbas Edalat. In these texts, most of all, they have focused on his connections with individuals and groups such as Trita Parsi, Namazi family, and NIAK. These media cited Mr. Edalat's background as a mysterious, accusing him of being "part of an English infiltration team" </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='21839'> The Center for Human Rights in Iran reported that, despite the early promises for Mr. Edalat's early release, he remains in detention </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='21850'> Mashregh News website, close to IRGC, released two reports on the arrest of Abbas Edalat and Mohammad Reza Jalayipour on April 27 and April 29, 2018, some of which were completely identical </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='21840'> The spokesman for the judiciary, Mohseni Eje'i, at his news conference, confirmed the arrest of Abbas Edalat and called his charge "security" </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='21841'> Casmii announced, in a statement, that the charges against Abbas Edalat have not been officially specified yet; the group has been acting against sanctions and military intervention, and that Casmii has always been attacked by the "MKO and American neo-conservatives" </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='25070'> BBC reported that he was released </coverage-outsourcing>