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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Iran Allows Prison Leave for Detained French Academic

Colleagues of French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah hold placards depicting her as they gather in Paris on January 13, 2022, in order to support her following the decision of the Iranian government to send her back to prison after a period of house arrest. (AFP)

Iranian authorities have allowed a French-Iranian academic held in the country for the last three years to take brief leave from prison, her supporters said on Tuesday.

Fariba Adelkhah has been given a five-day furlough, which can be extended, from Tehran's Evin prison where she is being held in a case that has raised tensions between Tehran and Paris, a statement from her support group said.

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