Richard Ratcliffe accuses UK government of ‘gaslighting’ over wife’s Iran imprisonment
Published date: 12 November 2021 13:09 GMT
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Last update: 2 years 12 months ago
Richard Ratcliffe has been on hunger strike for 20 days, protesting his wife’s imprisonment in Iran.
The Iranian-British Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in 2016 on espionage charges, which she denies. Her husband maintains she was jailed over a debt owed by the UK to Iran.
The Iranian-British Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in 2016 on espionage charges, which she denies. Her husband maintains she was jailed over a debt owed by the UK to Iran.
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