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France: The case of Iranian academic Mahdieh Esfandiari

France calls itself the land of liberty. Yet when Iranian academic Mahdieh Esfandiari condemned Israel’s genocide in Gaza, she was jailed.

Iranian academic Mahdieh Esfandiari was jailed in France after condemning Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

Her case exposes a stark contradiction; a nation that claims to champion liberty silences criticism of the Israeli regime.