Richard Ratcliffe, husband of Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, who is detained in Iran, speaks after meeting with Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in London, November 15, 2017
Photo: Toby Melville (Reuters)
Husband Of Prisoner In Iran Says 'It's Hard To Keep Spirits Up' - Interview
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliff was on a trip to Iran with her toddler, Gabriella, to celebrate Iranian New year, Norouz. By the end of her holiday and on her way back to Britain, she was detained at the airport.
This all happened two years ago today, when the Iranian British dual national, employee of Thomson Reuters foundation, landed in Evin Prison and was accused of “acting against national security” and received a 5 years imprisonment sentence.
On the occasion of 2nd anniversary of her detention, Nazanin’s husband, Richard Ratcliffe, tells Radio Farda, her wife is used as a “bargaining chip” to resolve a financial dispute between Iran and the UK. A claim which diplomats from both countries have denied.
U.K. -- Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (L) meets with Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who is jailed in Iran, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London on November 15, 2017.
U.K. -- Campaigners hold posters as Richard Ratcliffe, husband of jailed British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, delivers a petition and a letter addressed to the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to demand her release, at the Irania
Hannah Kaviani is a Radio Farda staffer based in Prague, since 2008. She followed the nuclear negotiations between Iran and 6 world powers between 2013 and 2015 and covers the aftermath of Iran deal.
