Irish citizen Bernard Phelan has been held hostage in Iran since October 2022. Please follow and sign the petition on our website demanding his release.
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Joined March 2023
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Bernard is home! He arrived yesterday with Benjamin, was met off the plane by his family Roland & Caroline & spoke to his Dad.
Today, he starts the journey of recovery.
Thank you to everyone involved in making yesterday happen. Such joy to be able to hug him once again! (1/3)
Wonderful news that Olivier Vandecasteele is being released after more than a year in an Iranian jail! 🫶
🔴Très heureux qu' Olivier Vandecasteele soit enfin libre & qu'il puisse retrouver sa famille !
Merci à tout·es les signataires de la pétition et aux mobilisations citoyennes ✊
Notre combat contre les graves violations des droits humains et contre l'impunité en #Iran continue
Bernard est à la maison ! Il est arrivé hier avec Benjamin, a été accueilli à sa descente d'avion par sa famille Roland et Caroline et il a parlé à son père.
Aujourd'hui, il commence son parcours de guérison.
Quelle joie de pouvoir le serrer à nouveau dans ses bras!
Bernard is home! He arrived yesterday with Benjamin, was met off the plane by his family Roland & Caroline & spoke to his Dad.
Today, he starts the journey of recovery.
Thank you to everyone involved in making yesterday happen. Such joy to be able to hug him once again! (2/3)
Nous avons reçu la confirmation de la libération de Bernard. Nous ne pouvons pas vous dire à quel point nous sommes soulagés. Tant de personnes ont été impliquées pour que ce moment arrive et nous voulons toutes les remercier. 1/2
We received confirmation of Bernard's release today and cannot express how relieved we are. We want to thank everybody who helped make this moment happen. Bernard has been held captive for over 200 days, so we gratefully ask that he is given the time and space needed to recover.
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Bernard Phelan has arthritis, a heart condition & is at risk of going blind. Calls upon the Iranian regime to pardon Bernard on a humanitarian basis seem to be falling on deaf ears.
@MichealMartinTD, what is your plan to @ReleaseBernard? We have to get him home asap!
@PresidentIRL @dfatirl @DublinIran @AmnestyIreland @LeoVaradkar @CharlieFlanagan @capphelan @Europarl_EN @UNHumanRightsEU #ReleaseBernard #BernardPhelan
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@MichealMartinTD, @ReleaseBernard’s health requires immediate and swift action from you to #ReleaseBernardPhelan!
The sister of a French-Irish national who has been incarcerated in #Iran for half a year is calling for his immediate release, saying he is in “poor” physical condition and risks losing his vision.
iranwire.com/en/prisoners/11… #truth #France #Iran #BernardPhelan
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Dublin MEP Frances Fitzgerald, has called for the immediate release of Irishman Bernard Phelan on humanitarian grounds.
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12/12 MEP Reiterates Call for Release of Tipp Native Bernard Phelan
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@FineGael MEP for #Dublin city & county, @FitzgeraldFrncs, is urging #Iran to release him: “What happened to @ReleaseBernard is outrageous, he has been literally picked up from the streets, put into jail, no trial, outrageous conditions. I am calling on the Iranian government to free him.”
Join us this evening at a concert in support of Bernard at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris.
RSVP to the email below as places are limited
#releasebernardphelan
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Pour ceux qui vivent à Paris...soirée de soutien pour Bernard, ce vendredi 31 mars à 19h30.
RSVP
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We are calling for the immediate release of Irish-French national Bernard Phelan.
His arbitrary detention gravely violates his rights. Iranian authorities must immediately grant him access to adequate healthcare and regular phone calls to his family.
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Pending Bernard Phelan's release, Iran's authorities must immediately grant him access to adequate healthcare, including all necessary medication and treatment. 2/4
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Bernard Phelan’s detention is arbitrary due to the gravity of fair trial rights violations, including right to an independent lawyer of his own choosing, to adequate defence & to meaningfully challenge the legality of his detention before an independent and impartial court. 4/4
Thank you @AmnestyIran for highlighting Bernard’s unjust detention. Release him now!
#releasebernardphelan
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#WATCH The family of an Irishman being held in Iran has staged a Vigil outside the country's embassy in Dublin
64-year-old Bernard Phelan was arrested in October
@Hanelizaa reports ⤵️
#VMNews | @ReleaseBernard