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Tag : Dual National

October 23, 2017

Iranian-Born Swedish Resident Sentenced to Death Based on Forced Confession

Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-born Swedish resident who has been imprisoned in Iran since April 2016, ...

October 18, 2017

Husband: Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Jobs and Britishness “Exaggerated” to Use Her as “Bargaining Chip”

Iranian judicial officials are misrepresenting Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s past jobs and her British citizenship to persuade the UK government to negotiate with the Iranian ...

October 9, 2017

Imprisoned Iranian-British Citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Threatened With 16 More Years Behind Bars

Revolutionary Guards Bring New Charges Against Young Mother Who Was Eligible for Release in November 2017 October 9, 2017—Iranian-British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, imprisoned in Iran since April 2016 on trumped up and unspecified national security charges, is now facing ...

October 4, 2017

Suffering From Severe Dental Problems, US Resident On “Enforced Hunger Strike” in Evin Prison

Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese-born US permanent resident imprisoned in Iran since September 2015, has been on hunger strike since September ...

September 28, 2017

Q&A: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Husband Speaks Out About Dual National’s Imprisonment in Iran

The husband of imprisoned Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaks to CHRI about her case and their lives since she was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards in April 2016. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe never imagined she would be ...

August 17, 2017

Richard Ratcliffe Turns to UN and UK to Secure Wife’s Release From Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Diagnosed With Advanced Depression After exhausting all legal avenues in Iran to overturn the five-year prison sentence issued in a secret trial ...

July 27, 2017

Iran Shrugs Off US Demand for Release of Imprisoned Citizens

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July 22, 2017

Political Prisoners Including Swedish Resident Hidden from Ambassadors During Evin Prison Visit

Iranian-born Swedish resident Ahmadreza Djalali and his wife, Vida ...

July 17, 2017

Details of US Student’s 10-Year Sentence in Iran Reveal Yet Another Arbitrary Prosecution of a Western National

Xiyue Wang, a graduate ...

April 27, 2017

Supporters Urge For Release of Ailing Iranian-Americans Siamak and Baquer Namazi Imprisoned in Iran

The American lawyer representing ailing Iranian-Americans Siamak Namazi and his father, Baquer, serving 10-year sentences in Iran for unspecified espionage charges, has called ...

April 25, 2017

Dual National’s Husband Urges UK to Secure Her Release From Iran

Supreme Court Upholds Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Five-Year Prison Sentence The husband of Nazanin-Zaghari Ratcliffe, an Iranian-British citizen imprisoned in Iran since April ...

April 24, 2017

Swedish Resident Held in Evin Prison for One Year Denied Lawyer for Third Time

Ahmadreza Jalali, an Iranian-born Swedish resident detained in Evin Prison since April 2016, has ...

April 4, 2017

Iranian-American Initially Sentenced to 18 Years Prison Released on Bail During Appeal

Robin (Reza) Shahini, the Iranian-American man sentenced to 18 years imprisonment in Iran on alleged security charges, has been ...

March 10, 2017

Dual National Robin Shahini Serving 18-Year Prison Sentence in Iran Proclaims Innocence in Letter

An Iranian-American man who was sentenced to 18 years in prison during a visit to his birth country has written a letter proclaiming his innocence. ...

March 10, 2017

Grave and Baseless New Charges Against Imprisoned Iranian-American and Wife

March 10, 2017—Serious and baseless new charges have been brought against Karan Vafadari and Afarin Neyssari, the dual-national Iranian-American and ...

February 22, 2017

Beaten and Harassed, Dual National Serving 18-Year Prison Sentence in Iran on Hunger Strike

Iranian-American dual citizen Reza (Robin) Shahini, currently serving an 18-year prison sentence in Gorgan Prison (about 190 ...

January 4, 2017

Persecution of Dual Nationals: Businessman Serving 10-Year Prison Sentence After Coerced Confession

Security Forces Use Kamran Ghaderi's Wife as “Bait” to Coerce Confession Iranian-Austrian dual citizen Kamran Ghaderi is entering the second year of his 10-year prison sentence in solitary ...

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