- Afshin Ellian
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name = Afshin Ellian
residence =Leiden ,Netherlands
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1966|2|27
birth_place =Tehran ,Iran
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occupation = Activist, professor, philosopher, poet
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religion = Atheist
spouse = Zarmine Ellian
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website = [http://www.elsevier.nl/opinie/weblog/asp/artnr/163900/weblogid/59/moreblog/true/index.html www.elsevier.nl]
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weight =Afshin Ellian (born
27 February ,1966 inTehran ,Iran ) is a Dutch professor of law,philosopher , andpoet . He is an expert ininternational criminal law .Biography
In 1989, Ellian came to the
Netherlands as a politicalrefugee .Having experienced first-hand the Islamic theocratic government ofIran , he writes often about how such issues are affecting the world and theNetherlands in particular. Due to threats on his life tied to such criticism, he is currently heavily guarded.Ellian grew up in
Iran . As a youngster, he was a journalist for Iranian political magazines aimed at youth.cite news | title = Biografie Afshin Ellian | url = http://www.elsevier.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/asp/artnr/141088/index.html | publisher = Elsevier | date =2007-02-27 | accessdate = 2007-09-12] After theIranian Revolution , the socialist party that he belonged to was outlawed, and he faced a choice between turning himself in to the secret police for interrogation or fleeing the country, so in 1982 he fled toPakistan . However, there he still faced extradition back to Iran so he fled toAfghanistan . There he studied medicine inKabul and met his wife.Ellian was evacuated by the
United Nations to theNetherlands in 1989, where he started his studies of law at the Catholic University of Brabant (now the University of Tilburg). In 1996, he graduated with a degree in civil law,criminal law , andphilosophy .Ellian remained at Brabant as a researcher until he found a position with the "Amsterdam Center for International Law", of the
University of Amsterdam . He would obtain a PhD from the University of Tilburg in 2003, on the subject of theSouth Africa n "Truth and Reconciliation Commission", where he focused on the tension between criminal law and reconciliation. He concluded that the commission was an acceptable tribunal worthy of international respect. Since November 1, 2003, he has been professor of law at theUniversity of Leiden .Ellian is a regular columnist for "
NRC Handelsblad ", and makes many television appearances on political discussion programs run by the Dutch public broadcaster. Against writer and columnistLeon de Winter , Ellian writes blog articles for the magazine Elsevier. He was also an advisor to theCommittee for ex-Muslims , which has ceased to exist; this Committee was founded byEhsan Jami . [cite news |url=http://www.nrc.nl/binnenland/article749644.ece/Hoe_Ehsan_Jami_toch_nog_beveiliging_kreeg |title=Hoe Ehsan Jami toch nog beveiliging kreeg |accessdate=2007-08-07 |last=Koning, de|first= Petra |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=2007-08-07 |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=NRC Handelsblad |pages=front page |language=Dutch |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=Op zondag neemt hoogleraar en columnist Afshin Ellian, de belangrijkste adviseur van het comité voor ex-moslims, de woordvoering van hem over. Ellian vindt dat Jami te emotioneel is om zelf over de mishandeling te praten. Ellian vertelt aan journalisten wat hij van Jami hoorde, en hij heeft details: de Somaliër had een baard, een van de andere mannen droeg een pet. Ze noemden Jami ‘kankerjood’ en ‘kankerhomo’. ] [cite news | title = Leader of 'ex-Muslims' gets extra protection after attack | url = http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1240072007 | publisher = The Scotsman | date =2007-08-08 | accessdate = 2007-08-08]Quotes
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