'A Matter of Days': Concern Grows Over French Irish Citizen Held in Iran
A French Irish citizen held in Iran since October 2022 and now on a dry hunger strike to protest his detention will survive no more than a few days unless he is freed, his sister said on Wednesday. Bernard Phelan, a Paris-based travel consultant and one of seven French nationals held by Iran, was arrested in October while traveling and is being held in Mashhad in northeastern Iran. The 64-year-old's family has said he started a dry hunger strike on Monday, refusing water. He has been refusing food since the start of the year. Читать дальше...