The family of a 19-year-old Franco-German cyclist arrested in Iran while on a Europe-to-Asia bike trip has said he is "innocent" and demanded proof he was alive from Iranian authorities.

Iran says it detained an 18-year-old Franco-German tourist who was on a bicycle tour of the world for an unspecified crime.

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An 18-year-old French-German cyclist missing in Iran since mid-June has been in custody there, Iran's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Thursday.

If we often strongly advise against travelling to certain countries, it is precisely so as not to find ourselves at risk’, ...

June, France’s minister for citizens abroad said Monday, calling the disappearance “worrying.” French media said the man, ...

PARIS, July 7 (Reuters) - A French man has been missing in Iran since mid-June, France's minister responsible ... in a bid to ...

The French Foreign Ministry has reiterated warnings over travelling to Iran after an 18-year-old tourist on a cycling trip in the country went missing, describing his disappearance as "worrying".

German cyclist, Lennart Monterlos, has gone missing in Iran since June 16, prompting concern from French authorities. The ...

France is demanding the immediate release of two citizens, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, detained in Iran since May 2022 on espionage charges. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot refuted ...

They include professors, musicians, students, dissidents, poets, former political prisoners, members of Iran’s religious and ethnic minorities and grieving parents of slain protesters.

Human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi warns that the Iranian government is using the aftermath of its war with Israel to escalate repression against its own citizens.