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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe pictured after she arrived at RAF Brize Norton

Zaghari-Ratcliffe reunited with family in UK

British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was reunited with her loved ones in the early hours of this morning after years of a "long and cruel separation" caused by her detention in Iran.

UK • 17 Mar 22

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in Iran since 2016 (Pic: @TulipSiddiq)

British-Iranian Zaghari-Ratcliffe has left Iran

British woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is on her way home, after her six-year ordeal in Iran was brought to an end as the UK government settled an outstanding £400m debt owed to Tehran.

World • 16 Mar 22

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in Iran in 2016

British-Iranian woman held in Iran gets passport back

A British-Iranian woman, who has been detained in Iran since 2016, has had her British passport returned and a British negotiating team is in Tehran, her MP has said.

UK • 16 Mar 22

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held in Iran since 2016

Hope for Zaghari-Ratcliffe amid UK debt deal claims

Iranian state TV has claimed Britain will pay a £400 million debt to Tehran in a move that could pave the way for the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.

World • 02 May 21

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been jailed in Tehran since 2016

Jailed aid worker to be granted 'diplomatic protection'

Britain has said that it will grant "diplomatic protection" to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a UK-Iranian dual citizen jailed in Tehran since 2016, citing a lack of due process and access to medical treatment.

World • 07 Mar 19

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was convicted of plotting to overthrow Iran's clerical establishment

British aid worker temporarily released from Iran jail

Detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, has been released from jail in Iran for three days, her supporters have said.

Iran • 23 Aug 18

Richard Ratcliffe may join Boris Johnson on his trip to Iran

Johnson meets husband of aid worker jailed in Iran

The husband of jailed British woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe urged the Foreign Secretary to escalate the UK government's support for her as the "softly-softly" approach was not working.

UK • 15 Nov 17

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