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Tag : dual citizens

April 20, 2021

US, EU Should Seek Release of Dual-National Hostages in Tandem with Nuclear Talks

April 20, 2021—The situation of dual-nationals and foreign persons taken hostage and imprisoned by the Iranian government has not only remained unchanged, but in certain cases it has deteriorated, despite the new US administration’s approach to ...

May 21, 2020

Six-Year Prison Sentence Against French-Iranian Academic Unfounded, Lawyer Says

Fariba Adelkhah, Imprisoned For Almost a Year, Is in Good Spirits But “Suffering Physically” The six-year prison sentence  issued against Iranian-born French anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah has no legal foundation, her lawyer Saeid Dehghan told the Center for Human ...

April 24, 2019

Memo to Zarif: Stop Taking Dual Nationals as Hostages

April 24, 2019 – Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s statement today that he has the “authority” to exchange Iranian-Americans imprisoned in Iran with the US is a glaring admission that these prisoners are being held as political hostages. “If ...

February 12, 2019

US Resident Imprisoned in Iran Nizar Zakka Refused to Make False “Confession” on Film

Lebanese-born US resident Nizar Zakka refused to make false statements while being filmed in Evin Prison in Tehran where he has been imprisoned since 2017, the Center for Human Rights ...

February 8, 2019

Swedish-Iranian Scientist Denied Medical Treatment for Demanding to be Transported With Dignity

Ahmadreza Djalali and wife Vida Mehrannia with their child. Imprisoned dual national scientist Ahmadreza Djalali was prevented from ...

January 30, 2019

Eight Conservationists Tried in Iran on Basis of Retracted False “Confessions”

First Half of Indictment Lacks Evidence, Relies on Statements Made Under Extreme Duress January 30, 2019 – In their first trial session since being detained in Iran one year ago, eight conservationists learned today that the first ...

January 28, 2019

Concealing Details, Prosecutor Says US Veteran Jailed in Iran Based on “Private” Complaint    

Seven months after American citizen Michael White was imprisoned in Iran, the prosecutor of the city of Mashhad told a state-funded media agency that he is being held here based on a private complaint. ...

September 24, 2018

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Health Condition Has “Gotten Worse” in Iran’s Evin Prison

The health of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has severely declined since she was forcibly returned to Evin Prison in Iran after a brief furlough in August 2018. “Her psychiatrist said that her condition had gotten ...

July 24, 2018

Iranian American and US Permanent Resident Released on Bail From Iran’s Evin Prison

Karan Vafadari and Afarin Neyssari Awaiting Appeal in Tehran Two years after being sentenced to long prison sentences without due process in Iran, Iranian American Karan Vafadari ...

May 24, 2018

Hardline Judge Orders Zaghari-Ratcliffe to Hire Different Lawyer After Issuing New Charge

Imprisoned Dual National Allowed to Speak to UK Ambassador for First Time After being told she is facing the charge of “propaganda against the state,” imprisoned Iranian British charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was told by Judge Abolqasem ...

May 24, 2018

Who Are the Dual and Foreign Nationals Imprisoned in Iran? (Updated)

At least 15 dual nationals, four foreign nationals and one foreign permanent resident were known to be held in Iran (imprisoned, under house arrest, or prohibited from leaving the country) as of May 2022 ...

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