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Family of Swede imprisoned in Iran fear death penalty verdict is imminent

EU diplomat Johan Floderus’s sister calls on Sweden to start speaking up loudly to demand his release

The Guardian - UK

Bernard Phelan’s sister describes ‘unbelievable’ reunion after Iran jail ordeal

The Irish-French national, originally from Co Tipperary, spent seven months in prison in north-east Iran.

The Independent UK

France says 2 citizens held in Iran have been freed from prison, are on way to Paris

France's foreign minister says two French citizens imprisoned in Iran have been freed

The Independent UK

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Irishman Bernard Phelan - who was going blind in hellhole Iranian prison - released on 'humanitarian grounds'

The 64-year-old dual Irish/French national spent almost 200 days in a prison in north-east Iran after his arrest in Mashhad in October 2022 while on a trip.

Irish Mirror

Iran frees two French citizens, says Macron

Two French citizens, Bernard Phelan and Benjamin Briere, have been freed from detention in Iran, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, calling it "a relief".

Reuters

Two French citizens held in Iran released, returning to France

Iran on Friday released two French citizens jailed in separate cases and they are both now returning to France, the French foreign minister said.

France 24

Seriously ill Irishman 'going blind' in horror Iran jail cell as family start petition to free him

Tipperary-born travel consultant Bernard Phelan, 64, has been held in a prison in the city of Mashad since last October.

Irish Mirror

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Iran jails ill Irish-French national for six-and-a-half years on spying charges

Iran has sentenced an Irish-French citizen to six-and-a-half years in jail. Bernard Phelan has been held since his arrest in October in the northeastern city of Mashhad.

Radio France Internationale

Franco-Irish Citizen Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Iran as Health Worsens, Says Family

Iran has sentenced Franco-Irish citizen Bernard Phelan to 6.5 years in prison for "providing information to another country", his sister said in a statement, adding that her 64-year-old brother was at risk of dying in custody. Ties between France and Iran have deteriorated in recent months with Tehran detaining seven…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New French Envoy Demands Release of Citizens in Talks with Iran's President

France's new envoy to Iran told President Ebrahim Raisi that Tehran had to immediately release seven French nationals detained in the country, the foreign ministry said after the envoy handed his credentials to the Iranian leader this week. Nicolas Roche was pictured this week in a local media meeting Raisi…

Asharq Al-Awsat

New French envoy seeks release of citizens in talks with Iran's Raisi

Reuters

Sister: Health of French-Irish Citizen in Iran Failing

The health of Bernard Phelan, a French-Irish prisoner in Iran who last month suspended a dry hunger strike, is deteriorating, his sister told AFP on Tuesday. Phelan, a Paris-based travel consultant, was arrested in October while travelling and is being held in Mashhad in northeastern Iran. His eyesight has started…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Benjamin Brière, French national held in Iran, launches new hunger strike

Benjamin Brière, a French national held in Iran, has gone on hunger strike for the second time since his incarceration in May 2020, his sister and his lawyer said Monday.

France 24

Paris: Franco-Irish Citizen Held in Iran Must be Freed Immediately

Bernard Phelan, a Franco-Irish citizen detained in Iran, must be released immediately and provided access to urgent medical care, the Foreign Ministry in Paris said on Thursday. "The denial of medical access by Iranian authorities is unacceptable", Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anne-Claire Legendre told journalists, adding France was very concerned about…

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Reuters

France demands release of citizen in Iran as health worsens

France's foreign ministry demanded on Thursday the immediate release of Bernard Phelan, a Franco-Irish citizen detained in Iran, whose health situation has worsened with Paris saying he has been denied urgent medical care.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dublin Says ‘Doing All It Can’ to Free French-Irish Citizen Held in Iran

Ireland's foreign minister said Thursday the government was doing all it can to secure the release of a French-Irish citizen held in Iran after his family urged Dublin to intensify talks due to concerns for his health following a hunger strike. Micheal Martin told a news conference in Dublin that…

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UN Experts Say Arrest of Belgian Citizen in Iran Violates Int’l Law

UN rights experts have condemned Iran’s “arbitrary” detention of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele and demanded his immediate release. “We believe Mr. Vandecasteele has been arbitrarily deprived of his liberty and is a victim of enforced disappearance for periods of detention,” the independent UN human rights experts said in a…

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Ireland, France Coordinate to Free Dual National Jailed in Iran

Authorities in Dublin are working closely with France to free Bernard Phelan, an Irish-French national, who was jailed in Iran in October, Ireland’s foreign ministry confirmed on Friday. Phelan, a Paris-based tourism consultant, is being held in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad city on multiple charges, including disseminating anti-regime propaganda and…

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Fears growing for Irishman held in sub-zero Iranian hellhole prison

Bernard Phelan was jailed in October after he was charged with inciting propaganda against the regime

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