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Yesterday 21:31
Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari freed from French prison on parole
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has announced that Iranian academic Mahdieh Esfandiari, behind bars in France, has been released on parole. She spent a total 237 days in prison.
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2025-10-14 21:32
France fails to free illegally detained Iranian academic despite pledges
TEHRAN – Iran’s judiciary spokesperson, Asqar Jahangir, says the French government has failed to fulfil its promise to release Iranian academic Mahdieh Esfandiari from prison.
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2025-10-10 19:38
Ammar festival officials, family voice concerns over Esfandiari’s prolonged custody
TEHRAN- On Tuesday night, a group of officials from the 16th edition of the Ammar Popular Film Festival visited the family of Mahdieh Esfandiari, a detained translator and cultural activist in France, to express their concerns regarding her ongoing detention and the way Western media are covering her case.
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2025-09-07 21:20
Iranian athletes urge UN to demand release of academic detained by France
TEHRAN – A coalition of 165 Iranian women athletes has implored UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intervene in the case of Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic held in France. Detained since February for expressing solidarity with the people of Gaza, Esfandiari faces charges linked to social media posts.