World Print edition: 2024-01-01

Iran releases Spaniard

Published January 1, 2024 Updated January 1, 2024 05:40am
By

MADRID: Iran’s embassy in Spain said Sunday that it had released the last Spanish national detained in the country, a tourist who was arrested shortly after he entered the country in October 2022.

Santiago Sanchez Cogedor was held as protests were roiling Iran after the death in custody of the young Iranian Mahsa Amini, arrested for allegedly violating laws requiring women to cover their heads.