Iran freed an American Princeton University graduate student, Xiyue Wang, held since 2016.
page about Wang, he was working on a Ph.D. dissertation at the time of his arrest across several countries in the region, he had been intending to leave Iran in order to conduct research in Russia. While in Iran, Wang studied decades-old archival materials about the Qajar dynasty, which ruled the region from 1785-1925."no legal basis" for Wang's"arbitrary" imprisonment and urged his immediate release.
Between January 25 and March 10, 2016, Wang visited Iran to attend a Farsi language program at the Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute & International Center for Persian Studies. Prior to his visit, his research plan was accepted by the Iranian interest section of the Pakistani Embassy in Washington who issued his visa:"He was not involved in any political activities or social activism," the school wrote then.
But Iran ended up charging Wang anyway in 2016, claiming he'd been"sent" to Iran by Princeton on behalf of U.S. government intelligence agencies."After more than three years of being held prisoner in Iran, Xiyue Wang is returning to the United States," read the Saturday White House statement."The highest priority of the United States is the safety and well-being of its citizens.
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