Dr. Ali Rashidi, political activist, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment and 5 years ban of activity.
Tag: economist
Iranian economist to serve out prison sentence
Iranian economist Fariborz Rais Dana was arrested today in Tehran to serve out a one-year sentence. The Workers’ Rights Defenders website reports that Rais Dana was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison. He sentence relates to a media interview in which he criticized the government’s plans for restructuring subsidies.
Iranian economist gets one year in jail
An Iranian economist who criticized government-subsidy cuts by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s administration has been sentenced to one year in prison.
Illegal summon for economist dervish Dr.Bijan Bidabad
This Monday (23 May 2011) the officers of the Iranian Intelligence Agency called Dr. Bijan Bidabad, an economist and a Dervish, out by phone to be present at that agency.