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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Cillian Sherlock

Irishman Bernard Phelan - who was going blind in hellhole Iranian prison - released on 'humanitarian grounds'

Irishman Bernard Phelan, who was detained by Iranian authorities in 2022, has been released on humanitarian grounds, according to Iran's embassy in Ireland.

The 64-year-old dual Irish/French national spent almost 200 days in a prison in north-east Iran after his arrest in Mashhad in October 2022 while on a trip.

His family claim that he was been charged with "providing information to an enemy country", which Mr Phelan denies.

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