Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed in Iran, but she faces new charge
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Lawyer says Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s house arrest has officially ended but she has been summoned to court on another charge.
Tehran, Iran – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian national held in Iran on sedition charges, has had her electronic tag removed as her five-year prison sentence ended, according to her lawyer – but it remains unclear whether the 43-year-old will be able to leave Iran. Hojjat Kermani told the Emtedad News local outlet on Sunday that Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has spent the past year under house arrest after being taken out of prison in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, had been summoned again to court on another charge. Kermani said Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been accused of engaging in “propaganda against the system” for participating in a gathering outside Iran’s embassy in London following the 2009 disputed election results, and giving an interview to BBC Persian.More Related News