Iran Grants Baquer Namazi, 81, Four-Day Release From Evin Prison
Jared Genser, left, a lawyer, with Babak Namazi, a son of Baquer Namazi, in Vienna, Austria, last year. The elder Mr. Namazi and another son, Siamak Namazi (in background photos) were convicted of collaborating with the United States. Iran’s penal authorities granted a four-day leave on Sunday to Baquer Namazi, the oldest of the United States citizens known to be imprisoned in Iran, because of his worsening health, Mr. Namazi’s American lawyer said. The announcement by the lawyer, Jared Genser, raised speculation that the reprieve was a ...
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