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New Foreign Secretary Liz Truss urged to prioritise the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe (fourth left), with his daughter Gabriella (third left) and Kate Allen from Amnesty International (second left) during a protest outside the Iranian Embassy in London, in March 2021
THE families of jailed British nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori have urged new Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to prioritise the release of their loved ones from Iran.
Husband Richard Ratcliffe was due to speak to Ms Truss by phone today and said he wanted to see firm and clear steps taken to secure their release.
Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe is serving a second sentence, this one from home in Iran, after being convicted of propaganda against the Iranian regime in 2016.
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