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German-Iranian women's rights activist released from Iranian prison
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Posted on January 13, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 13, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) - Nahid Taghavi, an Iranian-German women's rights activist, has been released from prison and is back in Germany after more than four years incarceration in Iran, Amnesty International said on Monday.
The release of Taghavi followed concerns about the 70-year-old's health and calls from rights groups on the German government to pressure Tehran on the case.
Taghavi was detained in October 2020 during a visit to Tehran and later sentenced to 10 years and eight months in prison for her alleged involvement in an illegal group and for propaganda against the state. Amnesty called the charges fabricated
"My mum is finally home. Words are not enough to describe our joy. At the same time, we mourn the four years we were robbed of and the horror she experienced in Evin prison," her daughter Mariam Claren said in a statement.
The rights group said Taghavi was tortured during her time in prison and held in solitary confinement.
The activist landed safely in Germany on Sunday, Amnesty said, calling for many more releases to follow in Iran.
Iran's judiciary was not immediately available for comment.
"A great moment of joy that Nahid Taghavi can finally embrace her family again," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in a post on X.
Germany has clashed with Iran in the past over its jailing of dual citizens and criticised its human rights record. In October, Berlin recalled its ambassador to Iran over the execution of German-Iranian national Jamshid Sharmahd.
Last week Iran freed Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, three weeks after she was detained in Tehran during a reporting trip.
(Reporting by Rachel More in Berlin and Elwely Elwelly in Dubai; Editing by Angus MacSwan)