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"It's not emotionally easy to come by here anymore," Neda Sharghi said of this alley in Washington, D.C. Her brother Emad Shargi, depicted above, remains in Iran's Evin prison.

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'This has become a sacred alley.' The face of Emad Shargi imprisoned in Iran

11:38am July 26, 2023

by Steve Inskeep

A mural in Washington, D.C. depicts Americans wrongfully detained abroad and fades with time to represent passing days. Neda Sharghi's brother Emad imprisoned in Iran is one of those faces.

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Supporters hold a photo of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during a vigil in London in 2017. Iran released Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was imprisoned in 2016, and Anousheh Ashouri, a businessman, on Wednesday.

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Iran releases 2 British Iranian citizens from prison

3:08pm March 16, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a charity worker, and Anousheh Ashouri, a businessman, have now left the country. A third prisoner was released on furlough. Other foreigners remain imprisoned in Iran.

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, returned home to Australia Nov. 27, after serving more than two years in Iranian prison over claims she was a spy.

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Australian Professor Returns Home Following 2-Year Imprisonment In Iran

5:19am November 27, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Kylie Moore Gilbert, an Australian professor, was arrested in Iran in 2018 and later received a 10-year prison sentence for espionage, charges which she vehemently denies.