Belgium reveals aid worker held for months in Iran
Olivier Vandecasteele's plight emerges as Belgian MPs are asked to back a prisoner swap treaty.
By Paul KirbyBBC News
Iran has held Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele in isolation in jail for five months and his health is deteriorating, his friend has said.
News of his plight emerged on… [+3894 chars]
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