Paris-based correspondent for Agence France-Presse (AFP). Reported from postings in Tehran, Moscow, Istanbul. Heart in many places. Focusing here on Iran.
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After one of the most meteoric rises in the history of French politics, Jordan Bardella, the 31-year-old top ally of Marine Le Pen, is fighting for his political life after allegations he made antisemitic comments as a teenager in 2013.
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Iranian human-rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh wins the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize for her advocacy work. Still in Iran after her release on bail, she said via video message that "one day, the sun of freedom will shine upon our country as well." u.afp.com/S9WS
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Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi has said her biggest fear is dying without seeing her two children again after being separated from the twins for over a decade, in her memoir published on Thursday.
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Spoke with @Stuart_JW for @AFP about the new #Iran regime military and security appointments. I noted how they are indicative of the adoption of a more risk-ready, confrontational stance.
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‘US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had to scramble to source a printer from within the grand palace of Versailles’. Superb @AFP account of a dizzying week of Trump-led Iran diplomacy, by colleagues including @AureliaEndAFP, @ffontemaggi and @Stuart_JW
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I told AFP that while Iran has made gains by blocking the Gulf, "the leadership was taking a gamble, facing a "hugely discontented population"... a struggling economy, and major damage to civilian and military infrastructure after US-Israeli attacks."
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Iran releases Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi on bail following growing alarm over her health
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🇮🇷 Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is fighting for her life after being hospitalised under guard for the last five days with a heart condition, her supporters said on Tuesday ➡️ u.afp.com/Saz9
ALT Photo provided by the Narges Mohammadi Foundation on October 2, 2023 shows an undated, unlocated photo of Iranian rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi
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Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest number since 1989, NGOs say.
The number of executions represented an increase of 68% on the 975 people Iran put to death in 2024
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Anti-government protesters once again flooded the streets in several Iranian cities, including the capital Tehran, despite a 24-hour internet blackout imposed as part of a deadly crackdown by authorities u.afp.com/SXWG
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'No more empty statements:' Iran ex-detainees press Sweden over death row academic france24.com/en/live-news/20…
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#UPDATE The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland will make a joint visit to Ukraine on Saturday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, vowing to ratchet up pressure on Russia until it agrees to a ceasefire.
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ALT British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) on board a train to Kyiv
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#UPDATE French President Emmanuel Macron told visiting Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect all people in the multi-confessional country, as the former rebel Islamist chief confirmed indirect talks with Israel.
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ALT French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa after talks and a joint press conference in Paris
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#UPDATE France prepared to reopen Notre Dame cathedral after a half-decade closure during a ceremony attended by dozens of world leaders celebrating the rebirth of the Paris landmark ravaged by a devastating fire.
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#UPDATE French lawmakers have voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier after just three months in office, a historic move which plunged the country further into political chaos.
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ALT France's lower house of parliament debated two no-confidence motions against the government of Michel Barnier
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Concern grew Tuesday for an Iranian student arrested after stripping to her underwear in protest at alleged harassment over her dress, with activists worried authorities could confine her in a psychiatric institution
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The family of Iran-born German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd does not trust anything said by the Iranian government about his fate, his daughter said Tuesday, after the judiciary announced he had died before his death sentence could be implemented @Stuart_JW
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France's new prime minister Michel Barnier on Tuesday survived a motion of no confidence brought by the left, a first test for his government whose support in parliament is fragile.
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ALT France's parliament rejected the motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier (C) by a comfortable majority
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#UPDATE France's far right won the first round of pivotal legislative elections, with the centrist forces of President Emmanuel Macron coming in third behind the left after the highest turnout in over four decades, estimates said.
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ALT Jordan Bardella, the head of France's far-right National Rally party