Iranian-British academic Abbas Edalat detained in Iran

An Iranian-British academic has been detained in Iran after being arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).The news emerged as Iranian authorities announced on Wednesday that Abbas Edalat family's attempt to post bail would have to be restarted, according to the Centre for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).Mr Edalat's family posted bail for him on 21 April but it was rejected, with the Revolutionary Court in Tehran claiming there was a problem with the documentation.