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Torcuil Crichton

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe could be freed soon as Iran return her UK passport

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman held by Iran for six years, has had her passport returned and a British negotiating team is in Tehran.

She has been detained in Iran since her arrest in 2016 on charges of plotting to overthrow the government, allegations she has always denied.

Tulip Siddiq MP, who has been campaigning for her constituent’s release, tweeted: “I am very pleased to say that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been given her British passport back. She is still at her family home in Tehran.

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