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An Iranian national convicted in France returns to Iran after release of 2 French citizens
Her return follows a possible detainee swap after France sentenced her to prison over online comments supporting Palestine and Hamas.
- On Wednesday, Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari returned home following a detainee exchange, having been arrested last year on charges of promoting "terrorism."
- This release follows the return of French citizens Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris to France, after Tehran reportedly reached an agreement with Paris to exchange the detainees.
- Arrested in May 2022 on espionage charges their families deny, Kohler and Paris were released on April 7, traveling through Azerbaijan to reach Paris.
- President Emmanuel Macron's office described the release as a "long-term effort," with negotiations accelerating in recent weeks due to pressure from the US-Israel war on Iran.
- In a Wednesday broadcast, Esfandiari called the French court's ruling "very unjust," claiming there is "no freedom of speech" in France.
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Iranian convict returns home after French detainees Freed
An Iranian national convicted in France on charges of inciting terrorism went back to Iran on Wednesday, one week after two French nationals detained in Tehran returned to France, according to Iranian state television. Mahdieh Esfandiari was sentenced by a Paris criminal court in February to one year in prison with an additional three-year suspended sentence, along with a permanent ban from French territory, over comments she made about the Hama…
Iranian citizen held in France returns to Tehran after French nationals' release
Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari, who was held in France for over a year, has returned home, Iranian state television reported Wednesday, a week after Tehran released two French citizens.
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Independent EspañolPARIS (AP) — An Iranian woman convicted in France on terrorism charges returned to Iran on Wednesday, a week after two French citizens detained in Tehran were returned to France, according to Iranian state television.
On Wednesday, Iranian state television announced the return to the country of Mahdieh Esfandiari. This Iranian national was detained in France after having been sentenced in particular for apology of terrorism. Her return comes a week after that of former hostages Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris in France. - Sentenced in France, Iranian Mahdieh Esfandiari returned to his country (International).
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