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BRUSSELS: Supporters of a Belgian aid worker being held in Iran staged a Christmas Day protest in Brussels to demand his immediate release, with a spokesman questioning why a prisoner swap treaty was stalled. Around 50 people took part in the demonstration under constant rain in the center of the Belgian capital, brandishing pictures of the aid worker, Olivier Vandecasteele.
Demonstration for Belgian held in Iran calls for his release
Around 50 people took part in the rally under constant rain in the center of Brussels, brandishing pictures of the aid worker, Olivier Vandecasteel
Iranian authorities have imposed a 28-year sentence on jailed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, a spokesman for his family said Wednesday.
Olivier Vandecasteele, 41, has been in custody since February; family says he is being held hostage as Tehran demands freedom of man jailed in Belgium for terrorism