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‘Exhausted’ Frenchman held in Iran since 2022 reveals identity

13 January 2025
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‘Exhausted’ Frenchman held in Iran since 2022 reveals identity
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Olivier Grondeau, a Frenchman held in Iran since October 2022, revealed his identity and expressed exhaustion in an audio message on a French radio station, along with two other detainees, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, accused of stirring up labor protests. Grondeau was sentenced to five years in prison for “conspiracy against the Islamic republic,” a charge his family denies as he was a tourist with a passion for Persian poetry. The French government has protested their detention, citing undignified conditions and possible torture, while tensions rose after the release of an Italian journalist, prompting diplomatic efforts for the trio’s freedom.

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