The Latest Breaking News from Anoosheh Ashoori

Anoosheh Ashoori: No celebrations until release of others in Iran

The retired civil engineer arrived back in the UK last week.

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

‘You cannot put the pain into words’: Anoosheh Ashoori on his detention in Iran

Arrested on spying charges and held for four years, Ashoori describes interrogation and threats to his family

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iranian arms dealing continued in the UK even after notorious tank deal fell apart in 1979

Following her release from detention in Iran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, held hostage since 2016, said: “what happened now should have happened six years ago”. She was referring to the fact that her release had been secured at the same time as the British government paid Iran a debt it had owed…

The Conversation · Mar 22, 2022

British-Iranian Morad Tahbaz moved from prison in Iran to hotel room

Conservationist detained since 2018 left behind when Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori released

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2022

The left behind: the dual nationals still in jail in Iran

Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe are free but other families in the west are waiting anxiously

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2022

Iran made Ashoori family raise £27,000 in 12 hours to secure his release

Family of freed British-Iranian detainee Anoosheh Ashoori had to pay last-minute fine in cash

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

‘It still doesn’t feel real’: Wife of freed Iran detainee welcomes him home after five years

“I couldn’t wait to hug him,” said Sherry Izadi, the wife of Anoosheh Ashoori

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

Iran has released two hostages, but others remain – and nuclear talks are on a knife edge

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori’s return home is a step forward, but UK-Iran tensions are far from resolved, says Chatham House researcher Sanam Vakil

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

Anoosheh Ashoori’s daughter tells of struggle to publicise plight

Media did not find family ‘very relatable’ and they had to fight for help, says Elika Ashoori

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe appears in first family selfie as she highlights plight of remaining Iran detainee

Zaghari-Ratcliffe family have been ‘relentless in their pursuit of justice’, says Tulip Siddiq MP

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022