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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 529

Iranian prisons

A undated handout picture released by the family of Craig and Lindsay Foreman through Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London on February 15, 2025, shows Craig and Lindsay Foreman posing for a selfie photograph at an unknown location. (Photo by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office/AFP)
February 15, 2025, 6:08 pm
Family of UK couple detained in Iran express ‘serious concern’ for their welfare
Craig and Lindsay Foreman held on security-related charges after being arrested while motorcycling around world; Tehran has long been accused of taking Westerns as hostages
By AP
People act as political prisoners during a protest against the regime in Iran outside United Nations headquarters during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2023 in New York City. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images/AFP)
January 22, 2025, 3:05 pm
Iran claims Swiss man who died by suicide in prison had photographed military sites
After Bern demanded probe into death of tourist who was arrested on suspicion of espionage, Tehran says 64-year-old entered Iran ‘in a car fitted with various technical equipment’
By Agencies
French citizen Louis Arnaud, who was imprisoned in Iran, flanked by his mother and father upon arrival at Le Bourget Airport, north of Paris, on June 13, 2024. (LCI/POOL/AFP)
June 13, 2024, 12:22 pm
French citizen Louis Arnaud arrives in Paris after release from Iranian prison
Arnaud was held on national security charges after coming to Iran as tourist in 2022; France’s FM says diplomats working to free several others imprisoned by Tehran
By AFP
Louis Arnaud, 35, who was arrested on September 28, 2022, as he was visiting Iran. He was sentenced to five years in prison in November 2023 on national security charges. (Handout/FAMILY HANDOUT/AFP)
November 8, 2023, 6:15 pm
Iran jails French tourist for 5 years on national security charges; appeal filed
Paris calls verdict for Louis Arnaud ‘unacceptable,’ calls for release of all its nationals; family describes him as ‘passionate traveler,’ says he steered clear of Iran’s politics
By AFP
A demonstrator holds a picture of Iranian-German Jamshid Sharmahd (left), who has been sentenced to death in Iran, with his daughter Gazelle Sharmahd during a demonstration for his release in front of the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany, on July 31, 2023. (INA FASSBENDER/AFP)
November 5, 2023, 2:50 pm
Life of German dual citizen on death row in Iran ‘at grave risk,’ daughter says
Jamshid Sharmahd, 68, suffers from Parkinson’s and may die in prison due to health issues; US resident was abducted from UAE, put on trial in Iran over 2008 blast in Shiraz
By Stuart Williams
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU interior ministers at the European Council Brussels on March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
September 11, 2023, 5:06 pm
Senior EU official urges Iran to release diplomat in custody over 500 days
Bloc’s Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson says she’s ‘very worried’ about Johan Floderus, who is being held at notorious Evin prison
By Samuel Petrequin
An image of Swedish national Johan Floderus during a video call from Iranian prison on August 7, 2023, released by his family in September. (Courtesy)
September 10, 2023, 3:25 pm
Family of EU diplomat held captive by Iran pleads for his immediate release
As Johan Floderus marks his 33rd birthday in custody, his relatives in Sweden say ‘he should be with us celebrating’
By AFP
Illustrative: Iranian police in Tehran, Iran, August 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
September 4, 2023, 5:10 pm
Swedish national has been held by Iran since last year, Stockholm confirms
Man identified as Johan Floderus, a Swede working for the EU’s diplomatic corps whom Tehran seemingly accused of spying for Israel
By Karl Ritter and JAN M. OLSEN
Illustrative: A prisoner being held in an Iranian prison. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)
September 3, 2023, 1:50 pm
Iran sentences two journalists to jail time for ‘conspiracy’ and ‘collusion’
Negin Bagheri and Elnaz Mohammadi ordered to spend a month behind bars out of a mostly suspended 3-year sentence; ordered to undergo ‘professional ethics training’
By AFP
Iranians protest 22-year-old Mahsa Amini's death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, September 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)
August 23, 2023, 12:49 pm
Iran sentences 8 to prison over death of paramilitary volunteer during mass protest
Two men already executed in case of Basij member killed in Karaj during demonstration over death of Mahsa Amini
By Jon Gambrell
Darian Dalili speaks with a woman as he holds up a sign during a hunger strike outside the White House in Washington, DC on August 14, 2023. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
August 15, 2023, 9:10 am
In Iranian prison and near White House, father and son embark on joint hunger strike
Shahab Dalili, a US permanent resident, is jailed at Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison as his son, Darian Dalili, holds a protest in Washington over his exclusion from prisoner deal
By AFP
A mural depicting American hostages and wrongful detainees who are being held abroad in Washington, July 20, 2022, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. At left is Siamak Namazi, who has been in captivity in Iran since 2015. At right is Jose Angel Pereira, who has been imprisoned in Venezuela since 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
August 10, 2023, 9:04 pm
Iran releases 5 jailed US citizens to house arrest as part of swap for $6-7 billion
Transfer of frozen funds expected in next month, when the Americans will be ultimately freed; Islamic Republic also seeking release of Iranian prisoners in US
By Jon Gambrell and Matthew Lee
This undated photo shows Baquer Namazi, left, and his son Siamak, in an unidentified location. (Babak Namazi via AP)
January 16, 2023, 8:36 am
‘My captors enjoy taunting me’: US citizen jailed in Iran announces hunger strike
Siamak Namazi pens open letter to Joe Biden, urging him to ‘set his mind’ to freeing him and other hostages, following similar deals sealed by his predecessors Obama and Trump
By AFP
An undated photo of Maciej Walczak as aired by Iran's Fars news agency. (Video screenshot)
January 13, 2023, 11:26 pm
Warsaw says Polish scientist held by Iran for alleged spying has been freed
Poland announces release of Maciej Walczak, as Ireland confirms that it’s working with France to spring dual national arrested amid recent protests against regime
By Agencies
Protesters shout slogans and wave flags outside the Appeals Court building in Sollentuna, north of Stockholm, Sweden on January 11, 2023, at the start of the appeal trial of Hamid Noury, a former Iranian prison official, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Sweden for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents. (Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)
January 11, 2023, 5:36 pm
Appeal opens for ex-Iran official sentenced to life in Sweden for dissidents purge
Case relates to 1988 killing of at least 5,000 prisoners allegedly ordered by Ayatollah Khomeini in order to avenge attacks carried out by exiled opposition group
By AFP
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