US Edition'No signs of hope': French couple mark three years in Iranian prison
- French couple Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris marked three years in Tehran's Evin Prison on May 7, 2025, held on spying charges in Iran.
- The arrests happened on the last day of their tourist trip in May 2022 amid mounting tensions over Iran's nuclear program and reports of hostage-taking.
- Cecile Kohler, a literature educator in her early 40s from the eastern region of France, and her partner Jacques Paris, who is in his seventies, face severe conditions including constant lighting and very limited time outside during their imprisonment.
- French officials label their treatment as torture equivalent and call them “state hostages,” with President Macron pledging tireless efforts amid worsening France-Iran relations.
- France filed a complaint at the Hague’s International Court of Justice while families lead rallies, although no immediate resolution appears likely.
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In the jails of Tehran, the ordeal of the French Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, hostages in Iran for three years
RECIT - The 40-year-old Professor of Modern Letters and her 71-year-old companion have been detained since 7 May 2022 in Evin Prison for plotting against national security. Diplomatic discussions remain opaque but families continue to hope.
Detention of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris in Iran: "The method of pressure on the Iranian authorities works", defends spokesperson of the Quai d'Orsay
The teacher and her companion have been detained in Iran for three years. France will file a petition with the International Court of Justice.
French prisoners in Iran: Emmanuel Macron ensures "unrelenting" action for the release of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris
Forced by "forced confessions" broadcast on Iranian state television, the letter teacher and her companion have been incarcerated for three years in Tehran's Evin prison.
After three years of detention in Iran, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris must be released as soon as possible
The MEP Jean-Marc Germain is mobilising for the release of the two French prisoners in Evin. He calls for a gathering throughout France and proposes the creation of a statute for former hostages.
'No signs of hope': French couple mark three years in Iranian jail
With the lights kept on 24 hours a day and allowed outside for just 30 minutes a few times a week, a French couple held in Iran since May 2022 on Wednesday marked three years of incarceration in the Islamic republic, with no immediate prospect of an end to their ordeal.Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, held on spying charges they vehemently deny, are jailed in extremely tough conditions and feeling increasingly hopeless, according to their famili…
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