Iran releases French national imprisoned for protesting Mahsa Amini death

On arrival, Arnaud met his family and the French Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Séjourné

Louis Arnaud, a French national, returned to his home country on Thursday after being released by Iran, after over 20 months of imprisonment for allegedly participating in nationwide protests following Mahsa Amini's death for not wearing a hijab, according to AP.

On arrival, Arnaud met his family and the French Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Séjourné, AP reported.

On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron posted on X (formerly Twitter), “Louis Arnaud is free”, and thanked “all those who helped bring this happy outcome," including Oman who acted as an interlocutor between with the West and Iran.