Irishman Bernard Phelan released from Iranian prison
Mr Phelan (64), who works in tourism, had been detained in Iran since October 3rd 2022
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Mr Phelan (64), who works in tourism, had been detained in Iran since October 3rd 2022
Benjamin Brière and Bernard Phelan had been accused of spying, which they denied. They had protested their captivity with hunger strikes, and their families had fought for their release.
The 64-year-old Tipperary native has been in an Iranian prison since his arrest last year.
The tour operator was arrested in Iran last October at the height of nationwide protests over the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini
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.