The Spanish Ana Baneira Suarez24 years old, who was dam in iran since the first days of November, was released this Saturday by the Iranian authorities and is flying back to Spainas reported by sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Baneira, member of an NGO defense of human rights, was arrested at the beginning of November allegedly for participating in the protests occurred after the death of Mahsa Amini, the young woman arrested for wearing the veil poorly placed. According to Foreign Affairs, Baneira is already flying back to Spain, via Dubai, where it is scheduled to land in Madrid early in the afternoon, the sources have specified.

The activist has already spoken with the Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, whom she has assured that It is in good condition and he has expressed his joy at returning home and his gratitude for the efforts made by the Ministry for his release.

Throughout these months, the minister has spoken by telephone with his counterpart on several occasions to request the release of both Baneira and the other Spanish prisoner also in Iran, Santiago Sánchez, since the end of last October. Foreign Affairs has confirmed that it continues to take steps for the release of Sánchez.

Sanchez, who I was traveling on foot to Qatar on the occasion of the World Cup, he was arrested in october in the Kurdish city of Saqqez (Iran) after visiting and photographing the tomb of Mahsa Aminiwhose death caused strong protests in the country itself and in a large part of the world.

The Iranian authorities responded to the protests with a strong police repression that has caused almost 500 deaths and nearly 20,000 arrests in demonstrations throughout the country for which hundreds of protesters have been sentenced to prison terms and 17 to death by hanging. , four of whom have already been executed.