A New York jeweler has been released from prison in Iran but is banned from leaving war-torn country
- An Iranian American jeweler from New York has been released from prison in Iran, but he is prohibited from leaving the country, according to his family and federal officials.
- Kamran Hekmati was let out of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on Sept.
- 5 after completing about half of a two-year sentence, his family recently wrote on a website advocating for his release.
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- An Iranian American jeweler from New York has been released from prison in Iran, but he is prohibited from leaving the country, according to his family and federal officials.
- Kamran Hekmati was let out of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on Sept.
- 5 after completing about half of a two-year sentence, his family recently wrote on a website advocating for his release.
Sources: The Independent