Supporters of Bernard Phelan and his family hold a vigil outside the Iranian Embassy in Blackock, Dublin, renewing demands for his release. Photograph: Laura HuttonThe family of Irish tour operator Bernard Phelan, who is detained in an Iranian prison, held a vigil outside the country’s embassy in Dublin on Thursday, renewing demands for his release.
Mr Phelan , originally from Co Tipperary, was arrested during recent protests against the Iranian regime. According to his family, he has been“The Iranian authorities must immediately release 64-year-old dual Irish-French national Bernard Phelan, who is arbitrarily detained in Vakilabad prison in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province,” Amnesty International Ireland said on Thursday.
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