This Sunday (31) the Iranian authorities released the last Spanish citizen arrested in the country. The tourist Santiago Sánchez Cogedor was arrested in October 2022 after entering the Islamic Republic.
“The IR Embassy of Iran is pleased to announce the release of Santiago Sánchez Cogedor, the only Spanish citizen imprisoned in Iran,” wrote the Iranian diplomatic mission in Spain on the X network (formerly Twitter).
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“His release comes within the framework of the friendly and historic relations between the two countries and in accordance with the law,” the embassy added, without giving further details.
Santiago Sánchez Cogedor has been imprisoned in Iran since October 2022 Reproduction/El Mundo
Santiago Sánchez Cogedor, a football fan, walked from Alcalá de Henares, on the outskirts of Madrid, to Qatar in January 2022 to watch the World Cup, the opening match of which would take place on November 20th.
However, weeks before the sporting event began, the family stopped receiving any news.
In an Oct. 1 Instagram post documenting his trip, Santiago said he was in a village in northern Iraq and was about to enter Iran.
He then told his parents in an audio message on a television channel that he would first go to Tehran and then to the port of Bandar Abbas in the Strait of Hormuz to take a boat to Qatar.
Spanish tourist wanted to watch the World Cup in Qatar Portal/Fabrizio Bensch
Days later, the Spanish Foreign Ministry informed the tourist's family that he had been arrested, his mother Celia Cogedor told AFP in late October 2022.
A wave of protests erupted in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22yearold KurdishIranian woman, on September 16, 2022, three days after she was arrested by moral police for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women.
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The Islamic Republic primarily accuses its archenemy, the USA, of being behind the wave of protests.
In this regard, at the end of September 2022, Iranian authorities announced that they had arrested nine foreigners, mainly from Poland, Italy and France, in connection with the protests.
Goodbye, old year: Australia and other countries are already celebrating the arrival of 2024
The traditional fireworks display on Copacabana Beach (RJ) lasted 12 minutes.
Those who were in Copacabana (RJ) on New Year's Eve saw great shows from Luísa Sonza, Gloria Groove, Ludmilla, Jorge Aragão, Diogo Nogueira and Belo.
Fireworks at the turn of the year 2023 to 2024 in the north of São Paulo.
Goodbye, 2023! Countries around the world are celebrating the arrival of 2024. In London, United Kingdom, fireworks lit up the London Eye Ferris wheel and the Elizabeth Tower, known for the Big Ben clock
In France, Paris hosted a fireworks display at the Arc de Triomphe, which received a projection with the New Year
In Athens, Greece, fireworks lit up the Acropolis during New Year's Eve celebrations
In Rotterdam, Netherlands, the celebration included fireworks on the Erasmus Bridge
A breathtaking fireworks display lit up the night in Nairobi, Kenya
This Sunday (31st) at 10 a.m. Brazilian time, Australia welcomed the New Year. Due to the time difference, in addition to Australia, New Zealand and other countries in Oceania are celebrating the beginning of 2024.
The approximately 10minute fireworks display lit up the sky over Sydney, Australia, at famous tourist attractions, the Harbor Bridge and the Opera House
In addition to Sydney, Melbourne has also said goodbye to 2023
Three hours before midnight, the public gathered on site to watch the first fireworks display, the socalled “family fireworks display”.
Anyone sitting on boats and ships in Sydney Harbor can watch the fireworks up close
A crowd gathered at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines to celebrate the arrival of January 1, 2024
The New Year was also rung in with fireworks in Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong
Thousands of people gathered in one of the main regions of Beijing, China to countdown and start the new year
The sky over Bangkok, Thailand was fully lit making the buildings stand out
It is already the year 2024 on the tourist island of Bali in Indonesia, and there were fireworks here too
In Amritsar, India, a few hours before New Year's Eve, two young women posed with painted faces to celebrate the beginning of 2024