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| British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to one year in prison for ‘propaganda’ against Iran – lawyer | British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to one year in prison for ‘propaganda’ against Iran – lawyer |
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| British-Iranian journalist and aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been handed a further one-year jail term after she was found guilty of propaganda activities against Iran, her lawyer has said. | British-Iranian journalist and aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been handed a further one-year jail term after she was found guilty of propaganda activities against Iran, her lawyer has said. |
| The charity worker has also been banned from leaving Iran for one year, her lawyer Hojjat Kermani told the Emtedad news website on Monday. | The charity worker has also been banned from leaving Iran for one year, her lawyer Hojjat Kermani told the Emtedad news website on Monday. |
| Kermani said his client has not been called to prison and that he plans to appeal her sentence within 21 days. | Kermani said his client has not been called to prison and that he plans to appeal her sentence within 21 days. |
| He explained that the charges are related to her being interviewed by the BBC Persian Service and her participation in a protest outside the Iranian Embassy in London 12 years ago, according to the BBC. | He explained that the charges are related to her being interviewed by the BBC Persian Service and her participation in a protest outside the Iranian Embassy in London 12 years ago, according to the BBC. |
| Reacting to Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s sentencing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government will “redouble our efforts” in seeking her release. | Reacting to Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s sentencing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government will “redouble our efforts” in seeking her release. |
| “I don’t think it’s right at all that Nazanin should be sentenced to any more time in jail. I think that it was wrong,” Johnson told reporters. | “I don’t think it’s right at all that Nazanin should be sentenced to any more time in jail. I think that it was wrong,” Johnson told reporters. |
| He said the government was working with the US on the matter and would have to “study the detail” of what the Iranian authorities are saying. | He said the government was working with the US on the matter and would have to “study the detail” of what the Iranian authorities are saying. |
| In a statement, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called the sentencing “totally inhumane and wholly unjustified.” | In a statement, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called the sentencing “totally inhumane and wholly unjustified.” |
| Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who worked for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was originally jailed at Tehran Airport in 2016 on spying charges, which she denies. | Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who worked for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was originally jailed at Tehran Airport in 2016 on spying charges, which she denies. |
| Her daughter Gabriella was with her at the time she was detained, before returning to the UK in 2019 to be with her father Richard Ratcliffe. | Her daughter Gabriella was with her at the time she was detained, before returning to the UK in 2019 to be with her father Richard Ratcliffe. |
| In 2020, Zaghari-Ratcliffe left prison due to the Covid-19 pandemic and was placed under house arrest in the capital Tehran until March before her ankle tag was taken off. | In 2020, Zaghari-Ratcliffe left prison due to the Covid-19 pandemic and was placed under house arrest in the capital Tehran until March before her ankle tag was taken off. |
| Last month, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said that Jeremy Hunt, the UK’s former foreign secretary, had prolonged Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s time in prison during his tenure. | Last month, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said that Jeremy Hunt, the UK’s former foreign secretary, had prolonged Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s time in prison during his tenure. |
| The British-Iranian could have been freed “a few years ago,” Khatibzadeh said, as he accused Hunt of “hypocritical remarks” over his criticism of the Iranian government’s actions. | The British-Iranian could have been freed “a few years ago,” Khatibzadeh said, as he accused Hunt of “hypocritical remarks” over his criticism of the Iranian government’s actions. |
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