Hostage Aid Worldwide is immensely grateful for the release of Austrian citizens Kamran Ghaderi and Massud Mossaheb, as well as a Danish national, who were all freed from unlawful detention in Iran and are returning home to their families and loved ones.

Hostage Aid Worldwide gladly welcomes the release of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele who was wrongfully detained in Iran for over a year. Olivier, who dedicated his life to humanitarian work and relief programs in India, Afghanistan, and Mali was arrested in Iran on February 24, 2022 and sentenced to 40 years and 74 lashes on alleged charges of espionage after a grossly sham trial.