On 14 July 2019,Persian-language media from outside of Iran reported that she had been arrested in Iran.[4] Her arrest would date back to 7 June, when she last connected to herWhatsApp account. The Iranian Human Rights websiteGozaar stated that she had been arrested by theIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and was being detained atEvin Prison.[2] French authorities stated that Adelkhah was being denied access to consular assistance,[5] and are demanding access to their citizen.[6][7][8]
In June 2019, Adelkhah's Sciences Po colleagueRoland Marchal was also arrested in Iran when he came to visit her.[9] On 7 February 2020, their lawyer said the two had petitioned prison authorities to allow them to get married.[10] Marchal and Adelkhah were reportedly to go on trial on 3 March 2020 but it was postponed due toCOVID-19 pandemic in Iran.[11] Marchal was released on 20 March 2020 as part of a prisoner swap, but no verdict was reached on the case of Adelkhah.[12]
On 16 May 2020, the 15th Chamber of the Tehran Court sentenced Adelkhah to five years' imprisonment for conspiring against national security, and one year for propaganda against the state.[13] During her trial, she was represented by Iranian lawyer Saeid Dehghan. Although Adelkhah is French-Iranian, Iran does not recognise this dual citizenship, and so continues to deny her access to French consular services.
On 12 January 2022, Adelkhah's Paris-based support group, announced that her house arrest was over and she had been re-imprisoned at Evin.[15]She was released from Evin prison again on 10 February 2023.[16][17]
In October 2023, Adelkhah returned to Paris and was welcomed at Sciences Po on October 20.[18]
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