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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.

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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.