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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘does not owe us gratitude’, says Jeremy Hunt

People criticising Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe for hitting out at the Government have got it “so wrong”, said one of the former foreign secretaries who failed to secure her release from Iran. Jeremy Hunt, who was foreign secretary between July 2018 ...

22 Mar 2022 at 10:25

Tory peer: Boris Johnson said foreign secretary job like being in ‘steel condom’

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said Boris Johnson described his time as foreign secretary as like being “imprisoned in a steel condom”. Mr Johnson became foreign secretary in 2016 and resigned in 2018 over Theresa May’s ...

09 Aug 2022 at 03:51

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to speak to Emma Barnett for Woman’s Hour special

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will speak to Woman’s Hour presenter Emma Barnett for a special edition of the Radio 4 programme. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 44, is a British-Iranian dual citizen who was detained in Iran under charges of espionage from ...

19 May 2022 at 14:16

Iran detainee’s husband says he wants daughter Gabriella to celebrate Christmas

The husband of detained mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has said he is determined their daughter should celebrate Christmas despite another year apart. Richard Ratcliffe said seven-year-old Gabriella was “properly excited” about the ...

23 Dec 2021 at 13:25

Campaigners stage ‘night carnival’ to call for release of Julian Assange

Campaigners have staged a “night carnival” in London to call for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Around 2,000 supporters from the Don’t Extradite Assange Campaign met at Lincoln’s Inn Fields near Holborn before ...

11 Feb 2023 at 21:55

Yousaf vows to keep lobbying India for release of jailed Scottish Sikh blogger

Scotland’s First Minister has vowed to keep lobbying for the release of a Scottish Sikh blogger who has been jailed in India for more than five years. Humza Yousaf made the pledge during a meeting with the brother of Jagtar ...

07 Jun 2023 at 00:26

First thing Nazanin wants is for me to make her a cup of tea – Richard Ratcliffe

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has told her husband the first thing she wants is for him to make her a cup of tea when she gets back to Britain after being held captive in Iran for six years. Richard Ratcliffe said she would ...

16 Mar 2022 at 17:25

British-born environmentalist freed in Iran-US prisoner exchange

A British-born environmentalist who was jailed in Iran has been freed as part of a prisoner exchange brokered between the US and Tehran. Morad Tahbaz, a British-American conservationist of Iranian descent, was one of ...

18 Sept 2023 at 18:10

Husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says family looking ahead to ‘new chapter’

The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said they are looking forward to a “new chapter” as a “normal family” following her release from detention in Iran. Richard Ratcliffe, who had campaigned for his wife’s ...

21 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to address media for first time since leaving Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will face the media for the first time since her release from Iran at a press conference on Monday. The 43-year-old, who landed back in Britain on Thursday after the UK finally ...

21 Mar 2022 at 03:55

Human rights charity accuses Iran of ‘state hostage-taking’

Human rights charity Redress has released a report accusing the Iranian government of carrying out “state hostage-taking”. The report, released ahead of a special session of the UN Human Rights Council ...

23 Nov 2022 at 22:51

Cleverly: Safety of Britons being held abroad is Government’s ‘top priority’

The Foreign Secretary said the safety of British nationals overseas is a “top priority” for the UK Government after facing criticism from Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband. Richard Ratcliffe, who ...

06 Jul 2023 at 14:06

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