About Michael R. White
Michael R. White was an American soldier.
Michael R. White is an American U.S. Navy veteran from Imperial Beach, California. In July 2018, Iranian authorities arrested him while he was visiting his girlfriend in Iran. News of his detention was first reported by IranWire in January 2019 and confirmed by The New York Times.
Sentencing and allegations In March 2019, the Iranian judiciary sentenced White to ten years in prison based on two charges: "insulting the country's top leader and posting a private photograph publicly." He was held in Vakilabad Prison in the city of Mashhad.
On March 19, 2020, he was released under a medical furlough on humanitarian grounds to the custody of the Swiss Embassy, conditional upon him staying in Iran.
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Who was Michael R. White?
American U.S. Navy veteran imprisoned in Iran
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Michael R. White was a soldier.
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Michael R. White was American.
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