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French citizens jailed in Iran since 2022 'must be freed' says Macron

The displayed portraits of French national Cecile Kohler currently imprisoned in Iran with her partner Jacques Paris outside the Palais Bourbon, France's National Assembly, on 25 March, 2025. © AFP - Betrand Guay

French authorities have reiterated their support for two French citizens who have spent more than thirty-four months behind bars in Iran. Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, a couple, were arrested in May 2022 and are accused of espionage. France has described them as "state hostages" and says they are innocent.

Cécile Kohler, a teacher, and her partner Jacques Paris have been imprisoned for more than a thousand days "under conditions that amount to torture," France's Foreign Affairs ministry said last Friday.

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