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Iran sets court date for jailed Briton Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Iran sets court date for jailed Briton Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman accused of spying, has been told she will appear in court in Iran on 10 December, her husband has said.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman accused of spying, has been told she will appear in court in Iran on 10 December, her husband has said.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was arrested in Tehran in April last year, is serving a five-year jail term on national security charges. There have been fears that she could be imprisoned for a further five years after comments by the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, which he later apologised for, that she was “training journalists” in the country.Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was arrested in Tehran in April last year, is serving a five-year jail term on national security charges. There have been fears that she could be imprisoned for a further five years after comments by the foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, which he later apologised for, that she was “training journalists” in the country.
Speaking on Thursday, Richard Ratcliffe said he understood she would appear in court charged with spreading propaganda.Speaking on Thursday, Richard Ratcliffe said he understood she would appear in court charged with spreading propaganda.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a 38-year-old Iranian-British dual national who has been jailed in Iran since April 2016. She has been accused of attempting to orchestrate a “soft overthrow” of the Islamic Republic. She and her three-year-old daughter, Gabriella, were about to return to the UK from Iran after a family visit when she was arrested. Since then, she has spent most of her time in Evin prison in Tehran, separated from her daughter.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a 38-year-old Iranian-British dual national who has been jailed in Iran since April 2016. She has been accused of attempting to orchestrate a “soft overthrow” of the Islamic Republic. She and her three-year-old daughter, Gabriella, were about to return to the UK from Iran after a family visit when she was arrested. Since then, she has spent most of her time in Evin prison in Tehran, separated from her daughter.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe worked for BBC Media Action between February 2009 and October 2010 before moving to Thomson Reuters Foundation, the news agency’s charitable arm, as a project manager. Her family has always said that she was in Iran on holiday. Zaghari-Ratcliffe worked for BBC Media Action between February 2009 and October 2010 before moving to Thomson Reuters Foundation, the news agency’s charitable arm, as a project manager. Her family has always said that she was in Iran on holiday. 
Zaghari-Ratcliffe is in Evin prison in Tehran, accused of spying and trying to topple the Iranian establishment. Her family believed that she was close to being released before Johnson’s remarks. Zaghari-Ratcliffe is in Evin prison in Tehran, accused of spying and trying to topple the Iranian establishment. Her family believed she was close to being released before Johnson’s remarks.
On 4 November, three days after Johnson’s statement to the foreign affairs select committee, Zaghari-Ratcliffe was summoned to an unscheduled court hearing, where the foreign secretary’s comments were cited as proof that she was engaged in “propaganda against the regime”.On 4 November, three days after Johnson’s statement to the foreign affairs select committee, Zaghari-Ratcliffe was summoned to an unscheduled court hearing, where the foreign secretary’s comments were cited as proof that she was engaged in “propaganda against the regime”.
Ratcliffe insists his wife was visiting family in Iran at the time of her arrest. Her employer, Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the news agency, has backed up her defence, releasing a statement making it clear that she was not working in Iran but was on holiday to show her daughter, Gabriella, to her grandparents.Ratcliffe insists his wife was visiting family in Iran at the time of her arrest. Her employer, Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of the news agency, has backed up her defence, releasing a statement making it clear that she was not working in Iran but was on holiday to show her daughter, Gabriella, to her grandparents.
There were calls for Johnson to resign after his remarks, with Jeremy Corbyn saying he was “putting our citizens at risk”.There were calls for Johnson to resign after his remarks, with Jeremy Corbyn saying he was “putting our citizens at risk”.
Ratcliffe has said lumps have been found in his wife’s breasts that require an ultrasound scan and her state of mind has deteriorated to the extent that she is “on the verge of a nervous breakdown”. Ratcliffe has said lumps have been found in his wife’s breasts but these were not cancerous. “She was taken to hospital 10 days ago and had a check-up again on Saturday. I spoke to her Sunday. She had been given medication the week before, the lumps had responded to medication – that meant if they responded to medication they couldn’t be cancerous.”
Speaking to the Guardian, Ratcliffe said his wife had not been able to see a psychiatrist this week, but had seen a prison doctor, who confirmed she needed to see a psychiatrist. She was also able to receive a visit from her family in Iran. Despite the relief over her breast lumps, Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s situation in prison was still such that her mental health was being severely affected. Ratcliffe said his wife had not been able to see a psychiatrist this week, but the prison doctor had confirmed she needed to see one. She was also able to receive a visit from her family in Iran.
“Gabriella and her grandmother met Nazanin,” he said. “Obviously, that is helping her [because] she was full of concerns about her meeting with the deputy prosecutor. Gabriella did some drawing and some colouring in; she drew a Christmas tree with her in it, with three clouds for her mother, her father and herself. And SpongeBob, for reasons that are only clear to a three-year-old.”“Gabriella and her grandmother met Nazanin,” he said. “Obviously, that is helping her [because] she was full of concerns about her meeting with the deputy prosecutor. Gabriella did some drawing and some colouring in; she drew a Christmas tree with her in it, with three clouds for her mother, her father and herself. And SpongeBob, for reasons that are only clear to a three-year-old.”
The family meetings are quite consistent, Ratcliffe said. Generally, they happen twice a week with Gabriella and her grandmother and, once a month, the whole family in Iran visits.The family meetings are quite consistent, Ratcliffe said. Generally, they happen twice a week with Gabriella and her grandmother and, once a month, the whole family in Iran visits.