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| Greenpeace detainee Kieron Bryan proposed hour after reunion | |
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| Freed video journalist Kieron Bryan, held with the crew of a Greenpeace ship in Russia, proposed to his girlfriend an hour after they were reunited. | |
| Mr Bryan told BBC News how Nancy Thornburn, 27, had visited him after he was freed from prison in St Petersburg. | Mr Bryan told BBC News how Nancy Thornburn, 27, had visited him after he was freed from prison in St Petersburg. |
| The 29-year-old, who arrived back in the UK last Friday, said: "I knew exactly what was important to me." | The 29-year-old, who arrived back in the UK last Friday, said: "I knew exactly what was important to me." |
| He was among five Britons held in Russia since their arrest during an Arctic protest in September. | He was among five Britons held in Russia since their arrest during an Arctic protest in September. |
| The five, arrested in a protest against Russian oil drilling in the Arctic, were among 30 people held on hooliganism charges which were dropped under a new Russian amnesty law. | The five, arrested in a protest against Russian oil drilling in the Arctic, were among 30 people held on hooliganism charges which were dropped under a new Russian amnesty law. |
| Mr Bryan had been freed on bail in November with other members of the Arctic Sunrise crew in St Petersburg. | Mr Bryan had been freed on bail in November with other members of the Arctic Sunrise crew in St Petersburg. |
| 'Darkest moment' | 'Darkest moment' |
| "My fiancée came to visit me a few days after I got bail," he said. | "My fiancée came to visit me a few days after I got bail," he said. |
| "I wasn't sure if I was going to propose at that point. I'd thought about it a lot while I was in prison. | "I wasn't sure if I was going to propose at that point. I'd thought about it a lot while I was in prison. |
| "It puts things into perspective when you're in those conditions. | "It puts things into perspective when you're in those conditions. |
| "When she arrived I wasn't sure if I'd do it because there was a lot to talk about, but within five or 10 minutes we were so happy to be together that it just felt like the perfect time - so I proposed within an hour of her arriving in St Petersburg. | |
| "And she said yes, thankfully." | "And she said yes, thankfully." |
| Mr Bryan, whose parents live in Shebbear, Devon, said his "darkest moment" had been while being held in a Murmansk jail. | Mr Bryan, whose parents live in Shebbear, Devon, said his "darkest moment" had been while being held in a Murmansk jail. |
| "We had just been told we were going to be held for two months. | "We had just been told we were going to be held for two months. |
| "The isolation, 23 hours a day in the cell with one other person who doesn't speak your language, is incredibly difficult to cope with. | "The isolation, 23 hours a day in the cell with one other person who doesn't speak your language, is incredibly difficult to cope with. |
| "I also knew that my family at home were totally oblivious to how I was being treated." | "I also knew that my family at home were totally oblivious to how I was being treated." |
| He added: "It is going to take some time to adjust. I have got to piece my life back together. | He added: "It is going to take some time to adjust. I have got to piece my life back together. |
| "At the moment I'm trying to say thank you to everyone who did so much for all of us while we were in prison." | "At the moment I'm trying to say thank you to everyone who did so much for all of us while we were in prison." |
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