The record for Omid Kokabee was updated. Status: Sentenced After Appeal
Prison: Evin
Notes:
Turkmen Elite Iranian scientist with a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics with a focus on Lasers. Student at the University of Texas arrested during a visit to Iran. Feb 2011: Arrested and sent to Evin 209. Transferred to 350 after one month 15 Jul 2011: Wrote to prosecutor with complaint of forced confession and demanding a fair trail. 20 Oct 2011: Detention order extended 13 Jan 2012 : Listed as Evin 350 inmate http://t.co/Q6i8TX4n 13 May 2012: Sentenced to 10 years during a trial of "spies working for Israel" essentially for refusing to work with IRGC on military nuclear http://www.kaleme.com/1391/02/25/klm-100855/ 19 Aug 2012: Sentence upheld by Appeals http://t.co/4hsWRmhP Sentence: 10 years Location/Home Town:
Faith or Ethnicity:
Occupation or Activity: Student Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html
Prison: Evin
Notes:
Turkmen Elite Iranian scientist with a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics with a focus on Lasers. Student at the University of Texas arrested during a visit to Iran. Feb 2011: Arrested and sent to Evin 209. Transferred to 350 after one month 15 Jul 2011: Wrote to prosecutor with complaint of forced confession and demanding a fair trail. 20 Oct 2011: Detention order extended 13 Jan 2012 : Listed as Evin 350 inmate http://t.co/Q6i8TX4n 13 May 2012: Sentenced to 10 years during a trial of "spies working for Israel" essentially for refusing to work with IRGC on military nuclear http://www.kaleme.com/1391/02/25/klm-100855/ 19 Aug 2012: Sentence upheld by Appeals http://t.co/4hsWRmhP Sentence: 10 years Location/Home Town:
Faith or Ethnicity:
Occupation or Activity: Student Iran Prisoner List: http://hyperactivist.info/ipr.html