Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Iranian-British dual citizen (born 1978)

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is an Iranian-British dual citizen who was detained in Iran from 3 April 2016 to 16 March 2022 as part of a long-running dispute between Britain and Iran. In early September 2016, she was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of plotting to topple the Iranian government. While in prison, she went on at least three hunger strikes trying to persuade Iranian authorities to provide medical treatment for her health problems. She was temporarily released on 17 March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, but subject to electronic monitoring.

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Daniel Khalife 'endangered Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe' with fake intelligence A former soldier could have endangered the life of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe by sending a fake intelligence document to Iran, a court has been told. Sky News - Published on November 12, 2024
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe spoke to Liz Truss in a very 'angry manner' before her release Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says former prime minister Liz Truss looked at her situation "from a different angle" because she was a mother. Sky News - Published on October 7, 2023
Murray invites Zaghari-Ratcliffe to Wimbledon win Andy Murray says it was "brilliant" to be watched at Wimbledon by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who revealed watching his 2016 win gave her rare joy in prison. BBC Sport - Published on July 4, 2023

Truss told family of British hostage in Iran he was not her 'problem' Liz Truss told the family of a British hostage who was set to be released by Iran with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe that he was not her "problem" anymore, MPs have claimed. Sky News - Published on April 4, 2023