Brussels resident taken hostage in Iran since 17 April 2022
Olivier Vandecasteele and Bernard Phelan, who were taken hostage in Iran and were released last year
Olivier Vandecasteele is a Belgian humanitarian worker who was taken hostage in Iran on 24 February 2022. After efforts by the Belgian government, he was released on 26 May 2023 after 456 days of unlawful detention. Parts of his detention were in Evin Prison, where Johan is also detained and where they spent time together.
Bernard Phelan is an Irish-French national who was taken hostage on 3 October 2022, while traveling in Iran. He was released on 12 May 2023, after 221 days of detention. He kept at Vakilabad Prison, together with French citizen Benjamin Brière who was also released in May 2023.
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