Iranian American held in Tehran for seven years granted temporary release
by Maya Yang and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#649AW)
Siamak Namazi, convicted along with father on espionage charges, freed from Evin prison on one-week renewable furlough
An Iranian American businessman who has been imprisoned in Iran for nearly seven years has been released from Tehran's Evin prison on a one-week, renewable furlough, the United Nations announced on Saturday.
The release of detainee Siamak Namazi comes as his father, Baquer Namazi, is being allowed to leave Iran for medical treatment, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.
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