Iranian-American Jew Freed From Tehran Prison, Barred From Leaving
Kamarman Hakimi, a 71-year-old Iranian-American Jew, has been released from Tehran's notorious Evin Prison in recent days, but remains in Iran due to an exit ban.
Hakimi, a Jewish native of Iran living in New York, was arrested in the summer of 2025 while visiting relatives. He was sentenced by a Revolutionary Court to two years in prison for traveling to Israel over a decade ago for a relative's bar mitzvah.
His family has highlighted his struggle with bladder cancer and the denial of adequate medical treatment. This case fits a pattern of Iran detaining foreign nationals as leverage against the West.
Other cases include Dana Karimi, who was released on bail and left for the U.S. in July after a 19-month delay and a five-year sentence. Reza Valizadeh, a former Persian-language media reporter, is imprisoned in Evin for ten years for alleged cooperation with the U.S.
Valizadeh, also an Iranian-American held in Evin, appealed to the U.S. government for medical aid for himself and other Americans imprisoned in Iran in a recorded phone call from the prison in June.
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