Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian dual national who gained widespread attention after being arrested in Iran in April 2016 while on a family visit. She was accused of espionage, a charge she and her supporters have vehemently denied. After enduring a prolonged imprisonment and significant international advocacy for her release, she was finally freed in March 2022. Her case has highlighted issues of human rights and the treatment of dual nationals in Iran.
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was the wife of Richard Ratcliffe, who campaigned for her release.
Jail sentence for British couple in Iran ‘totally unjustifiable’, says foreign secretary | Iran
United Kingdom· 2026-02-19
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was one of the signatories urging the British Prime Minister to seek the release of Jimmy Lai.
El complejo caso de Jimmy Lai, magnate de los medios de Hong Kong que puede enfrentar cadena perpetua en China | MUNDO
Peru· 2025-12-17
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian national and charity project manager, had been visiting Iran with her daughter Gabriella when she was arrested in 2016.
UK government urged to step-up efforts to return couple jailed in IranUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-25Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in Iran on trumped-up charges of spying, effectively held hostage and separated from her husband.
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Ireland· 2025-11-23
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in Iran in 2016 on spying charges and held in jail for six years.
‘She was extremely petrified’: the shocking drama about one woman’s six-year ordeal in an Iranian jail | DramaUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-13
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is mentioned as part of a list of individuals associated with espionage.
یادآوری این ۱۴ اسم به ظریف درباره نفوذ؛ واکنش تند به سخنان او درباره کاترین شکدم | ظریف چه گفته؟ | «دستهگلهای شما یکی دو تا نیست جناب ظریف!»
Iran· 2025-07-15
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian dual citizen who criticized the Israeli airstrike on Evin prison.
Iran verstärkt Druck auf Opposition
Switzerland· 2025-06-25
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual national who spent five years in Evin prison, has denounced Monday’s Israeli attack on the jail as a publicity stunt that endangered the lives of prisoners.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe denounces Israeli attack on Iran’s Evin prison | Nazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-24Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian dual national who was detained in Evin prison for five years.
I spent five years in Iran’s notorious Evin prison but when Israel bombed it I felt horror and fear | Nazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-24
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian citizen who has been imprisoned in Evin.
Il carcere di Evin e le torture ai prigionieri, tra gesso e luci mai spente
Italy· 2025-06-23
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is the British-Iranian held in a Tehran jail for five years, mentioned in the context of arbitrary detention.
Egypt illegally detaining Alaa Abd el-Fattah, UN investigators find | EgyptUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-28
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is one of the signatories urging action for the release of Jimmy Lai.
Former prisoners and hostages urge Starmer to secure release of Jimmy Lai | Jimmy LaiUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-21
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian dual national who was previously detained in Iran.
British motorcycling couple detained in Iran charged with espionage | UK newsUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-18
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in Iran for six years, highlighting the risks faced by dual nationals.
Iran charges detained Britons Craig and Lindsay Foreman with espionageUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-18
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in 2016 and is referenced by her husband Richard Ratcliffe in relation to the Foremans' situation.
Tourists warned after British couple’s arrest
Australia· 2025-02-17
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was freed in 2022 after five years in a Tehran prison.
UK must act more promptly over latest Iran detentions, says Richard Ratcliffe | Foreign policyUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-16
