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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Health check for mother jailed in Iran | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Health check for mother jailed in Iran |
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A British-Iranian woman jailed for five years in Tehran has been given a health assessment to see if she is well enough to stay in prison, her supporters say. | A British-Iranian woman jailed for five years in Tehran has been given a health assessment to see if she is well enough to stay in prison, her supporters say. |
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was accused of spying while visiting Iran with her daughter last April, which she denies. | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was accused of spying while visiting Iran with her daughter last April, which she denies. |
A local health official was told she had panic attacks, insomnia, bouts of depression and suicidal thoughts. | A local health official was told she had panic attacks, insomnia, bouts of depression and suicidal thoughts. |
Iranian media say the symptoms will be considered and "conditional release" could be given if she "qualifies". | Iranian media say the symptoms will be considered and "conditional release" could be given if she "qualifies". |
The health commissioner is due to present his judgment on whether Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 38, from London, is fit to remain in jail later this week. | |
But she is due to appear in court on 10 December on a second charge of "spreading propaganda". | |
The Free Nazanin Campaign said she is instructing her lawyer to challenge the legality of the ongoing "campaign" against her, "given its impact both on her chances of a fair trial and her health". | |
The full details of the new allegations have not been made public but they came after UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson wrongly stated earlier this month Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been training journalists. | |
Mr Johnson later acknowledged his comments were inaccurate and her husband, Richard, raised the issue of his wife being given diplomatic protection in a subsequent meeting. | Mr Johnson later acknowledged his comments were inaccurate and her husband, Richard, raised the issue of his wife being given diplomatic protection in a subsequent meeting. |
The protection would signal that the UK is treating the case as a formal, legal dispute between the UK and Iran. The Foreign Office said its lawyers were discussing the issue. | The protection would signal that the UK is treating the case as a formal, legal dispute between the UK and Iran. The Foreign Office said its lawyers were discussing the issue. |
Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe's daughter, Gabriella, had her passport confiscated and is being taken care of by relatives in Tehran. |