Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal of the Sciences Po University in Paris detained since June 2019 on espionage charges

Islamic Republic expresses anger at Paris for summoning ambassador over detention of Fariba Adelkhah, who faces security charges

French government demands release of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal, expresses 'extreme concern' about the health of the former after she launches hunger strike

Judge ordered researcher Roland Marchal and academic Fariba Adelkhah released but prosecution opposed, sending matter to Revolutionary Court, which deals with espionage crimes

Roland Marchal was arrested in June, alongside a Franco-Iranian colleague who was herself accused of espionage