Tehran 0
19 March 2020

The U.S. State Department reported that “Michael White, who has been wrongfully detained by the Iranian regime since 2018 and is serving a 13-year sentence, was released today on a medical furlough. His release on humanitarian grounds was conditioned upon him staying in Iran… the U.S. will continue to work for Michael’s full release as well as the release of all wrongfully detained Americans in Iran”.

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