Husband of Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe, jailed in Iran, tells of strain of separation
In his first newspaper interview since learning his wife Nazanin could face 16 years in an Iranian prison on ‘crazy’ new charges, Richard Ratcliffe speaks of being denied the chance to visit her or their three-year-old daughter
from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2z9SZ5U
Richard Ratcliffe is recalling the moment, last Sunday, he discovered his wife Nazanin could face an additional 16 years in an Iranian prison on fresh charges of attempting to overthrow the Islamic Republic.
“I was really shocked. Different Iranian officials had been signalling she’d be eligible for early release next month.” Sometimes, he says, it’s hard to understand what’s going on. Then he corrects himself: “Actually, it’s always hard to understand what’s going on. But everything that’s happened has clearly had a political timing to it.”
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