Ahmadreza Djalali is currently the longest-standing EU citizen held hostage by the Iranian authorities

Omissions

• The MEP could not have known sources published after April 27, 2026
• No comprehensive official database of all EU citizens detained in Iran was found to definitively confirm Djalali has been held longer than every other EU citizen
• Instagram is a social media platform; the post referenced may be from an advocacy campaign rather than an official source

Sources

• SecondaryEUobserverDr Djalali, a physician and academic, was arrested in April 2016 on espionage charges and sentenced to death in October 2017
• SecondaryGlobal Bar MagazineThe Swedish citizen Ahmadreza Djalali has now spent 10 years in Iranian prison