A British–U.S.–Iranian environmentalist who has spent over four years in an Iranian prison has been released on furlough with an electronic tag.
Morad Tahbaz, 66, has been released from the Evin prison and is at his family’s home in the Iranian capital Tehran, Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said on July 27.
An FCDO spokesperson said: “Morad is a tri-national and we continue to work closely with the United States to urge the Iranian authorities to permanently release him and allow his departure from Iran.”
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Tahbaz is a prominent wildlife conservationist and board member of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation that seeks to protect endangered species….