Olivier Vandecasteele, an experienced and respected Belgian humanitarian worker, is being arbitrarily detained in an unknown location in Iran.
He was sentenced to a cumulative total of 40 years of prison for "espionage against the Islamic Republic of Iran for the benefit of a foreign intelligence", "cooperation with a hostile government, the United States, against the Islamic Republic of Iran". He was also sentenced to 74 lashes.
At present, negotiations to secure his release in ...
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2. ActionAid International — Ana Alcalde, Programme and Global Engagement Director
3. Action Contre la Faim, France — Pierre Micheletti, Chairman of the board
4. ADRA Germany — Christian Molke, Chief Executive Officer
5. Aktion gegen den Hunger Deutschland — Cornelia Richter, Chairperson
6. Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V. — Edith Wallmeier, Member of the Executive Board
7. Avocats Sans Frontières — Chantal van Cutsem, Executive Director
8. Bioforce — Bernard Sinou, Chairman
9. CARE Nederland — Reintje van Haeringen, Chief Executive Officer
10. Caritas Czech Republic — Jakub Licka, General Secretary
11. Christian Aid Ireland — Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Chair of the Board
12. Congodorpen — Jos Van Steenwinkel, President
13. COOPI, Cooperazione Internazionale — Claudio Ceravolo, President
14. Coordination Sud — France, Olivier Bruyeron, Chairman
15. EU-CORD — Ruth Faber, Chief Executive Officer
16. Finn Church Aid — Tomi Järvinen, Executive Director
17. Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion — Manuel Patrouillard, Global Managing Director
18. Handicap International Belgique, Erwin Telemans, Director Benelux
19. Initiatives et changement — Marina Benedik, Chief Executive Officer
20. International Rescue Committee — Harlem Désir, Senior Vice President for Europe
21. La Chaîne de l'Espoir — Anouchka Finker, Chief Executive Officer
22. LM International — Isabella Olsson, Head of Global Advocacy
23. Médecins du Monde, Allemagne/ Ärzte der Welt e.V. / Doctors of the World Germany — François De Keersmaeker, Director
24. Médecins du Monde, Belgique — Claire Bourgeois, Chairwoman
25. Médecins du Monde, France — Florence Rigal, Chairwoman of the Board
26. Médecins du Monde, Grèce — Chara Tziouvara, Chairwoman
27 Médecins du Monde, Suisse- Dominik Schmid, Chairman
28. Oxfam België/Belgique — Eva Smets, Executive Director
29. People in Need (PIN) — Simon Panek, Chief Executive Officer
30. Première Urgence Internationale — Vincent Basquin, Chaiman of the Board
31. Solidarités internationale, France — Antoine Peigney, Chairman of the Board
32. SOS Méditerranée — François Thomas, Chairman
33. Terre des Hommes, International Federation — Valérie Ceccherini, General Secretary
34. Triangle Génération Humanitaire — Véronique Valty, Chairwoman
35. VOICE — Dominic Crowley, President
36. Welthungerhilfe — Mathias Mogge, Chief Executive Officer
37. ZOA, Nederland — Edwin Visser, Member of Executive Board
1. Accion Contra el Hambre, Spain — José Luis Maldonado, Chairman of the board
2. ActionAid International — Ana Alcalde, Programme and Global Engagement Director
3. Action Contre la Faim, France — Pierre Micheletti, Chairman of the board
4. ADRA Germany — Christian Molke, Chief Executive Officer
5. Aktion gegen den Hunger Deutschland — Cornelia Richter, Chairperson
6. Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland e.V. — Edith Wallmeier, Member of the Executive Board
7. Avocats Sans Frontières — Chantal van Cutsem, Executive Director
8. Bioforce — Bernard Sinou, Chairman
9. CARE Nederland — Reintje van Haeringen, Chief Executive Officer
10. Caritas Czech Republic — Jakub Licka, General Secretary
11. Christian Aid Ireland — Rev Dr Liz Hughes, Chair of the Board
12. Congodorpen — Jos Van Steenwinkel, President
13. COOPI, Cooperazione Internazionale — Claudio Ceravolo, President
14. Coordination Sud — France, Olivier Bruyeron, Chairman
15. EU-CORD — Ruth Faber, Chief Executive Officer
16. Finn Church Aid — Tomi Järvinen, Executive Director
17. Handicap International / Humanity & Inclusion — Manuel Patrouillard, Global Managing Director
18. Handicap International Belgique, Erwin Telemans, Director Benelux
19. Initiatives et changement — Marina Benedik, Chief Executive Officer
20. International Rescue Committee — Harlem Désir, Senior Vice President for Europe
21. La Chaîne de l'Espoir — Anouchka Finker, Chief Executive Officer
22. LM International — Isabella Olsson, Head of Global Advocacy
23. Médecins du Monde, Allemagne/ Ärzte der Welt e.V. / Doctors of the World Germany — François De Keersmaeker, Director
24. Médecins du Monde, Belgique — Claire Bourgeois, Chairwoman
25. Médecins du Monde, France — Florence Rigal, Chairwoman of the Board
26. Médecins du Monde, Grèce — Chara Tziouvara, Chairwoman
27 Médecins du Monde, Suisse- Dominik Schmid, Chairman
28. Oxfam België/Belgique — Eva Smets, Executive Director
29. People in Need (PIN) — Simon Panek, Chief Executive Officer
30. Première Urgence Internationale — Vincent Basquin, Chaiman of the Board
31. Solidarités internationale, France — Antoine Peigney, Chairman of the Board
32. SOS Méditerranée — François Thomas, Chairman
33. Terre des Hommes, International Federation — Valérie Ceccherini, General Secretary
34. Triangle Génération Humanitaire — Véronique Valty, Chairwoman
35. VOICE — Dominic Crowley, President
36. Welthungerhilfe — Mathias Mogge, Chief Executive Officer
37. ZOA, Nederland — Edwin Visser, Member of Executive Board