Move opens door for legal action with possibility of compensation for family
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe hugs her daughter Gabriella, in Iran after she was allowed to leave the Iranian prison, she is being held in, for three days. Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested during a holiday with her toddler daughter in April 2016. Iranian authorities accuse her of plotting against the government. Her family denies this, saying says she was in Iran to visit family.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her husband Richard Ratcliffe and their daughter Gabriella.
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