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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Sadiq Khan in Iran jail release call | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for the release of jailed charity-worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. | London mayor Sadiq Khan has called for the release of jailed charity-worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. |
Mr Khan met Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband Richard and offered his support in urging the Iranian authorities to release her in time for Christmas. | Mr Khan met Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband Richard and offered his support in urging the Iranian authorities to release her in time for Christmas. |
The British-Iranian, who turns 40 on Boxing Day, was jailed for five years in 2016 after being convicted of spying, which she denies. | The British-Iranian, who turns 40 on Boxing Day, was jailed for five years in 2016 after being convicted of spying, which she denies. |
Mr Khan described her imprisonment as a "travesty of justice". | Mr Khan described her imprisonment as a "travesty of justice". |
He said: "Nazanin has been wrongly detained in an Iranian prison for over two years. She has done nothing wrong, has broken no laws. The charges against her are completely false. | He said: "Nazanin has been wrongly detained in an Iranian prison for over two years. She has done nothing wrong, has broken no laws. The charges against her are completely false. |
"We - and indeed the whole country - know what a travesty of justice it is that Nazanin continues to be detained. | "We - and indeed the whole country - know what a travesty of justice it is that Nazanin continues to be detained. |
"With Christmas approaching, we are calling on the Iranian authorities to release her at once so she can return home and be reunited with her family." | "With Christmas approaching, we are calling on the Iranian authorities to release her at once so she can return home and be reunited with her family." |
Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested at Tehran airport in April 2016 after visiting her family on holiday. She has always maintained the visit was to introduce her daughter Gabriella to her relatives. | Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested at Tehran airport in April 2016 after visiting her family on holiday. She has always maintained the visit was to introduce her daughter Gabriella to her relatives. |
The mother-of-one from Hampstead, north London, was recently reunited with her four-year-old daughter during a three-day temporary release. | The mother-of-one from Hampstead, north London, was recently reunited with her four-year-old daughter during a three-day temporary release. |
But since returning to prison, after her application for an extended release was denied, she has suffered several panic attacks. | But since returning to prison, after her application for an extended release was denied, she has suffered several panic attacks. |
Theresa May met the Iranian president for talks at the United Nations in New York in September where she told Hassan Rouhani she had "serious concerns" about Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's imprisonment. | Theresa May met the Iranian president for talks at the United Nations in New York in September where she told Hassan Rouhani she had "serious concerns" about Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's imprisonment. |
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