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September 19, 2023
Arbitrary detention: The US-Iranian prisoner swap as a catalyst for a new approach

After years of negotiations with Iran over successive US administrations, five American citizens unjustly detained by Iran are finally free. The release of the US citizens follows a series of similar agreements since 2022 between European governments and Iran to secure the freedom of British, French, Belgian, Danish, and Austrian detainees. Yet, many Western citizens

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September 11, 2023
A Year on from the Mahsa Amini Protests: Where Iran is headed and the Implications for Western Policy

Ellie Geranmayeh speaks to Tara Sepehri Far, Sussan Tahmasebi, and Sanam Vakil about the situation in Iran a year after the Mahsa Amini Protests Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa programmeSenior Policy Fellow Podcast ECFR on air 11 September 2023 By loading this audio player, you consent to your personal data being sent to Soundcloud.

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