TEHRAN, Iran—An Iranian appeals court has upheld a verdict sentencing an Iranian-British woman long-held in Tehran to another year in prison, her lawyer said on Saturday. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has already served a five-year prison sentence in the Islamic Republic. Her lawyer Hojjat Kermani told The Associated Press that the appeals court upheld a verdict issued…
Iran Shouldn’t Use British Nationals as ‘Political Leverage,’ Says UK Minister
The Iranian regime shouldn’t use British dual nationals as “political leverage,” a British minister said on Monday. James Cleverly, Britain’s Foreign Office minister for Middle East and North Africa, said that the incarceration of British-Iranian nationals such as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is “completely unacceptable and inappropriate” and should be kept separate from ongoing legal disputes between the two…
Iran Shouldn’t Use British Nationals as ‘Political Leverage,’ UK’s Cleverly Says
The Iranian regime shouldn’t use British dual nationals as “political leverage,” a British minister said on Monday. James Cleverly, Britain’s Foreign Office minister for Middle East and North Africa, said that the incarceration of British-Iranian nationals such as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is “completely unacceptable and inappropriate” and should be kept separate from ongoing legal disputes between the two…
UK Condemns Iran’s ‘Inhumane’ Sentencing of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
The British government has condemned the Iranian regime after British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was given a further one-year jail term for spreading “propaganda” against the regime. Zaghari-Ratcliffe completed a five-year sentence in March on spying charges, the last year of which was spent under house arrest due to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus…
UK Condemns ‘Inhumane’ Sentencing of Dual Citizen in Iran
The British government has condemned the Iranian regime after British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was given a further one-year jail term for spreading “propaganda” against the regime. Zaghari-Ratcliffe completed a five-year sentence in March on spying charges, the last year of which was spent under house arrest due to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus…
British-Iranian Aid Worker Appears in Iran Court for Propaganda Trial
DUBAI—British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was tried on a new charge of making “propaganda against the system” at Iran’s Revolutionary court on Sunday, her lawyer said, one week after she completed a five-year jail sentence. British foreign minister Dominic Raab said the second trial was “unacceptable” and called on Iran to let Zaghari-Ratcliffe return to…
UK-Iranian Aid Worker Appears in Iran Court on Propaganda Charge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe appeared in an Iranian court on March 14 to face a charge of making “propaganda against the system,” one week after she completed a five-year jail sentence, her lawyer said. British foreign minister Dominic Raab said the second trial was “unacceptable” and called on Iran to let…
Iran Frees British-Iranian Aid Worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Summons Her to Court Again: Her Lawyer Says
DUBAI—Iran has released British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, removing her ankle tag after a five-year prison sentence, but she has been summoned again to court on another charge, her lawyer and a British lawmaker said on Sunday. She was jailed for plotting to overthrow the clerical establishment. “She was pardoned by Iran’s supreme leader last…
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