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French president demands Iran release anthropologist dual citizen

Emmanuel Macron made the comments on the one-year anniversary of Fariba Adelkah's imprisonment.
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with trade unions and employers' representatives amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 4, 2020. Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS - RC2E2H91A3E5

The French president is calling on Iran to release a dual-citizen academic imprisoned there.

Emmanuel Macron said that Iranian-French anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah should be released on the one-year anniversary of her imprisonment.

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