anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah freed from prison

Franco-Iranian researcher Fariba Adelkhah, who was arrested in Iran in June 2019 and sentenced to five years in prison for undermining national security, has been released from prison, but her exact whereabouts are unknown. “It had been more than three and a half years since Fariba Adelkhah had been arrested in Iran, a country of which she is a specialist. She was later sentenced to five years in prison for undermining national security. His release was announced on Friday February 10. Her entourage tells us that the researcher is now in a safe place and that she is in good health.“, explains Mathieu Boisseau, live from Tehran (Iran).

A hoped-for return to France

However, despite his release, questions remain unanswered. “The anthropologist does not know if she will be able to leave Iran, return to France and resume her job. This information will, it seems, be clarified in the next few days. His support committee denounced arbitrary detention and the charges were not credible. This release comes as Iranian leaders have decided to release several opponents, as part of the 44th anniversary of the revolution that brought the Islamic Republic to power. A birthday celebrated today“, he concludes