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Long Island jeweler, 71, released from brutal Iranian prison after more than a year — but still banned from leaving the country

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Hekmati spent over a year of his sentence imprisoned in Iran’s Evin Prison, a harsh facility known for excessive crackdowns, harsh beatings and other harrowing uses of unlawful force against prisoners, according to Amnesty International.

First report: US-Iranian Kamran Hekmati Released From Tehran Prison But Can't Leave Country — rferl.org, 7d