British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is facing an anxious wait to learn whether she can leave Iran after her six-year prison ordeal following her trail today. The 43-year-old mother was charged with ‘propaganda against the system’ and will have to wait for about a week before the judge decides whether she will be acquitted or … Read more
The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says her case has been a ‘failure of diplomacy and campaigning’ ahead of her return to court in Iran on Sunday. Richard Ratcliffe said it would take ‘a long time’ for his wife to recover from the psychological trauma of her ordeal, but that continuing media coverage had ‘kept her … Read more
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has told of her five years of ‘traumatising’ torture in Iran for the first time. In a video interview with independent investigators, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 43, revealed she was threatened with execution and the torture of her family. She was also chained and forced to wear a blindfold in prison where she suffered sensory … Read more
Boris Johnson demands ‘immediate release’ of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during phone call with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as PM says her ‘continued confinement remains completely unacceptable’ PM Boris Johnson spoke to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this afternoon Mr Johnson demanded the ‘immediate release’ of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe The PM said her ‘continued confinement remains completely unacceptable’ By … Read more
Source: PA April 3 2016: The mother-of-one is detained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard at Imam Khomeini airport after a holiday visit to Iran where she showed her daughter Gabriella to her parents. July 12 2016: Richard Ratcliffe, her husband, delivers letters to Downing Street for outgoing prime minister David Cameron and his replacement Theresa … Read more
Source: PA April 3 2016: The mother-of-one is detained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard at Imam Khomeini airport after a holiday visit to Iran where she showed her daughter Gabriella to her parents. July 12 2016: Richard Ratcliffe, her husband, delivers letters to Downing Street for outgoing prime minister David Cameron and his replacement Theresa … Read more
Source: PA April 3 2016: The mother-of-one is detained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard at Imam Khomeini airport after a holiday visit to Iran where she showed her daughter Gabriella to her parents. July 12 2016: Richard Ratcliffe, her husband, delivers letters to Downing Street for outgoing prime minister David Cameron and his replacement Theresa … Read more
Husband of jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe accuses foreign office of passing on threats from Iran that her elderly parents will be harmed if he does not stop criticising the regime Nazanin was jailed in 2016 for allegedly plotting to overthrow Iran’s government The mother-of-one denies the allegations and is currently under house arrest Husband Richard Ratcliffe … Read more
Ex-Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says the UK ‘is beginning to look weak’ and is being ‘pushed around’ over its failure to protect Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The British-Iranian dual national has been detained in Iran since 2016, when she was sentenced to five years in prison over allegations of plotting to overthrow the Iranian government. Iranian officials … Read more
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s six-year-old daughter wants ‘mummy home for Christmas’ as family face up to fifth festive season since she was jailed in Iran Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s daughter has written Boris Johnson a Christmas card Gabriella, six, asked the prime minister to bring her mother home from Iran Nazanin was jailed in 2016 for allegedly plotting to … Read more