"Esfandiari stated, 'I think it's clear for everyone that there is no freedom of speech, at least not in France where I was. The court's ruling was very unjust.'"
"The release of French citizens Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris came after more than three years in Iranian custody on espionage charges, which their families deny."
"President Emmanuel Macron's office indicated that the release of the French citizens was the result of a long-term effort, with recent talks accelerated by the US-Israel war on Iran."
Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian rights activist, returned to Iran after being held in France for over a year. She was sentenced to one year in prison for online comments supporting Palestine and the Hamas attack on Israel. Esfandiari was arrested in February 2022 on charges of promoting terrorism and released on bail in October. Her release followed the return of two French citizens from Iran, highlighting a potential exchange of detainees amid heightened tensions due to the US-Israel war on Iran.
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