Opinion: A British mother marks her third year behind bars in Iran — for no good reason
Richard Ratcliffe, husband of British-Iranian dual citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, talks to supporters after delivering a Mother's Day card and flowers to the Iranian Embassy in London on March 31. By Jason Rezaian Jason Rezaian Global Opinions writer Email Bio Follow Global Opinions writer April 3 at 2:12 PM Since I was released from captivity in Iran in January 2016, Iran has continued its 40-year habit of taking foreign nationals hostage.
She was separated from her daughter, Gabriella — who was just under 2 years old at the time — and thrown into solitary confinement. Iran’s hostage-taking machine fired up its twin engines: a state-funded propaganda campaign and a fake legal process. Ratcliffe has become an eloquent and outspoken advocate for his family despite the daunting circumstances he has found himself in. Sadly, the obstacles he has faced have included the reluctance of the British government. The reunion of one’s innocent family should not require a massive public awareness campaign that has involved gathering more than 2 million signatures on a petition, a theatrical play and celebrity supporters.
We must focus on gaining Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s freedom as quickly as possible, but we must also accept that — as criminal as Iran’s hostage-taking is — we shouldn’t expect that regime to suddenly do the right thing and release Zaghari-Ratcliffe and other detained foreign nationals.
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