Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe released from Iran prison

Reported 17th March 2020

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been temporarily released from prison in Iran because of the coronavirus outbreak, her husband says.

Iran has temporarily released tens of thousands of prisoners in recent weeks in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus.

On Tuesday, it said it had released about 85,000 prisoners who had tested negative for the virus and had posted bail.

The British-Iranian charity worker will be required to wear an ankle tag and remain within 300m (984ft) of her parents’ home in Tehran.

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