
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.