Campaigners mark captive journalist Morteza Behboudi’s birthday outside Afghan embassy in Paris

Aleksandra Mostovaja, the wife of French-Afghan journalist, Morteza Behboudi, who has been in Taliban detention since January, and a group of his colleagues and friends held rally outside the Afghanistan embassy in Paris on Monday.

Marking Morteza Behboudi’s 29th birthday, the group carried balloons and placards demanding his release.