The World Wildlife Conservation Association on Thursday, 11 Tir 1405, issued a statement expressing serious concern over the arrest of “Hooman Jowkar” and “Sepideh Kashani,” a prominent environmentalist couple in Iran, and urged the relevant authorities in Tehran to grant them access to a lawyer and medical care. In its statement, the Wildlife Conservation Association, citing the two’s love for their country and their expertise in this field, called for the immediate release of the two and “Sima Kashani,” Sepideh’s sister. Sima Kashani has MS, and she was detained along with this couple.