Iran Ends Aid Worker Zaghari-Ratcliffeâs House Arrest, But Court Summons Await
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested at a Tehran airport in April 2016 and later convicted of plotting to overthrow the clerical establishment.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her daughter Gabriella pose for a photo in London, Britain February 7, 2016. Picture taken February 7, 2016. Karl Brandt/Courtesy of Free Nazanin campaign/Handout via REUTERS/Files
World08/Mar/2021
Dubai: Iran has released British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from house arrest at the end of her five-year prison sentence, but she has been summoned to court again on another charge, her lawyer said on Sunday.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said his government would continue to do everything possible to secure her permanent release so she could return to the UK.