Le Monde reported that two French diplomats, after a work meeting with two Iranian graphic artists, were subjected to five hours of interrogation and beatings. The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic had described the meeting as a “covert meeting” and a case of “infiltration.”

الهه نقی‌لو و آریا کسایی, two of the graphic artists present at the meeting, are still being held in custody.

More details with Sajdeh Sharifi, an Iran International reporter