Tag: detained
French detained in Iran: a petition for his release collects more than 100,000 signatures
A petition calling for the release of Louis Arnaud, a Frenchman detained in Iran since the end of September, has collected more than 100,000 signatures in two weeks, announced its…
Frenchman Louis Arnaud detained in Iran for more than three hundred days
Demonstration in support of French nationals detained by the Iranian government, Cécile Kohler (photo on the left) and Louis Arnaud (sign), on the Trocadéro esplanade in Paris, January 28, 2023.…
In Ecuador, nearly a hundred prison guards detained after the death of several prisoners
Relatives of prisoners wait for information outside the Guayas 1 prison on July 24, 2023, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. MARCOS PIN / AFP In the aftermath of a clash between inmates…
Russia: the European Union sanctions the head of the prison where the opponent Alexeï Navalny is detained
The European Union announced on Thursday that it had sanctioned 12 individuals in Russia, including the head of the prison where the opponent Alexei Navalny is detained, as well as…
The family of a Frenchman detained in Iran for more than nine months calls for his release
The family and relatives of Louis Arnaud, a Frenchman detained in Iran since the end of September, have again called for his release, and asked European governments to “redouble their…
Release and return of three Europeans detained in Iran
On May 26, 2023, the plane carrying Belgian humanitarian Olivier Vandecasteele landed at Melsbroek military airport, near Brussels, after his release from Iran. DIDIER LEBRUN / PA Three European nationals…
Brittney Griner, detained for ten months in Russia, back on the basketball courts
Brittney Griner (in the center of the image, under the basket) during a game between the Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks, in Los Angeles, on May 19, 2023.…
three Britons detained by the Taliban
Three Britons are being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan, announced on Saturday evening April 1, a British NGO, The Presidium Network, specifying “work closely” with two of the families.…
Rally in Alsace for the French teacher detained in Iran
Cécile Kohler and her companion Jacques Paris were arrested in May 2022 while sightseeing in Iran. Tehran accuses them of spying. By VP with AFP Cécile Kohler and her companion…
Concern over the fate of a Franco-Afghan journalist detained by the Taliban
At first, the French authorities believed that the release of the Franco-Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi, arrested in Kabul on January 7, was a matter of weeks. Nearly two months later,…
Franco-Iranian researcher Fariba Adelkhah, detained for three years in Iran, is released from prison
Franco-Iranian researcher Fariba Adelkhah, photographed in September 2012. THOMAS ARRIVES / AFP A little over a year after her new incarceration, the Franco-Iranian anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah, detained for more than…
Iranian-American detained in Iran ends hunger strike
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 01/23/2023 at 11:38, Update on 01/23/2023 at 11:42 Evin prison cell in Tehran, October 6, 2022. KOOSHA MAHSHID FALAHI / MIZAN / AFP…