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PARIS (AP) -- France on Thursday called for the "immediate release" of seven French nationals detained in Iran, denouncing an "unjustifiable and

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/france-urges-release-of-7-nationals-imprisoned-in-iran/"></div>PARIS (AP) — France on Thursday called for the “immediate release” of seven French nationals detained in Iran, denouncing an “unjustifiable and unacceptable” situation. The French “hostages” in Iran include 35-year-old Louis Arnaud, foreign ministry spokesperson Anne-Claire Legendre said. Arnaud was arrested Sept. 28 as he was traveling in Iran “for touristic reasons,” Legendre said. […]<!-- AddThis Adva...

Bernard Phelan's family has said he started a dry hunger strike on Monday, refusing water, in addition to the food hunger strike he had been on since the start of the year.

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights in Iran. CHRI investigates and documents rights violations occurring throughout Iran, relying on first-hand accounts to expose abuses that would otherwise go unreported. We bring these violations to the attention of the international community through news articles, briefings, in-depth reports, podcasts, and videos, and work to build support for human rights inside Iran as well. CHRI engages in intensive outreach and international advocacy ...

Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities