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British-American detainee Tahbaz returned to Iran's Evin Prison

Morad Tahbaz, who also holds Iranian citizenship, was released on a temporary furlough in July.
This image obtained from the Iranian news agency IRNA on October 16, 2022.

Morad Tahbaz, a British-born American citizen held in Iran, was forced to return to Evin Prison, where a massive fire broke out earlier this month, his daughter confirmed to Al-Monitor on Wednesday. 

The environmental activist, 66, was released on a three-month furlough in July, and had been staying at his in-laws' apartment in Tehran with his wife, Vida Tahbaz, who was previously barred from leaving the country under the terms of her travel ban. 

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