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Free Cécile Kohler, French hostage in Iran | Pod Hostage Diplomacy

Cécile Kohler is a French teacher and a unionist. She has always dreamed of visiting Iran. Last year, both Cécile and her partner, Jacques Paris visited Iran as tourists during the French school holidays and were arrested on their way to the airport by Iranian authorities. They have both been wrongfully imprisoned in Iran since 7 May 2022. The French government has referred to them as state hostages. In October 2022, both Cécile and Jacques were made to deliver forced “confessions” which were aired on Iranian state media. The French government was outraged by this and strongly condemned it. On this episode, we have the honour of speaking to Cécile’s sister, Noémie Kohler. Noémie walks us through what happened to her sister, how they found out she was arrested and what they did next. Noémie tells us how heartbreaking it was for her and her family to see her sister being forced to confess to something she didn’t do. She also talks about how her sister is doing physically and mentally as Cécile has been held for many months in solitary confinement, how the Kohler family have been coping with this trauma, the fact that Cécile has not been given access to a lawyer and the Free Cécile public campaign. Noémie and her family have been working with the families and supporters of other French citizens held hostage in Iran. They held a solidarity rally in Paris earlier this year. We end this episode discussing what the Iranian authorities, French government and European Union should do to free Cécile and other innocent foreign nationals held hostage in Iran. We also discuss how journalists and members of the public can help. Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:07 Who is Cécile Kohler? 00:05:10 What happened to Cécile Kohler? 00:08:29 What was it like seeing Cécile’s forced confession? 00:16:09 Solitary confinement 00:18:54 How is Cécile coping physically and mentally? 00:20:24 Has Cécile been able to speak to a lawyer? 00:21:02 How is Noémie and her family coping with this trauma? 00:23:57 The Free Cécile campaign 00:28:39 What should the Iranian authorities do? 00:30:00 What should the French government do? 00:30:45 What should the European Union do? 00:33:39 What can journalists and news outlets do to help? 00:35:54 What can the public do to help? 00:37:10 Where can people get more information on the Free Cécile campaign? Get the latest updates on hostage cases we’re working on including new episodes by subscribing to our fortnightly newsletter, the Hostage Briefing. Subscribe here: https://podhostagediplomacy.ck.page/1... You can also follow us on social media: Twitter:   / podhostagediplo   Facebook:   / podhostagediplomacy   Instagram:   / podhostagediplomacy   Website: https://www.podhostagediplomacy.com