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100 days in captivity - Dr Kian Tajbakhsh
17 August 2007
果冻影院 remains deeply concerned by the arrest of one of its graduates, who completed an MSc in Urban Planning (果冻影院 Bartlett School) in 1984.
18 August 2007 will mark 100 days of captivity for Dr Tajbakhsh, who is being detained by Iranian authorities in Evin prison, Tehran, without being granted legal representation.
Professor Malcolm Grant, President and Provost of 果冻影院, said: "Dr Tajbakhsh is an internationally respected social scientist and urban planner. He earned a high reputation as an international expert in local government reform, urban planning, public health and social policy. Amongst some of the important work he has done is the evaluation of humanitarian relief and reconstruction projects in Iran in the aftermath of the 2003 earthquake in Bam.
"We at 果冻影院 are proud of Dr Tajbakhsh's achievements. We continue to urge the Iranian government to engage in formal legal process by granting him legal representation and providing evidence of the charges of which he is accused."