Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe released after six years in prison.
By Tilly Hares.
This morning on the way to school I heard about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a 43 year old woman who was released from an Iran prison yesterday after being detained (kept there) for 6 years. Anoosheh Ashori, a 67 year old man, was released on the same day. Both British citizens were on their way home to the UK on Wednesday 16th March after the UK government settled a very old debt that they owed Iran. (Los Angeles Times, 17th March 2022.)
“Looking forward to a new life,” said Richard Ratcliffe, who has worked very hard for his wife’s release and planned to greet her at a British military base with her 7 year old daughter, who has already picked out the toys she wanted to show her mother.
Her husband said, “You can’t get back time that’s gone. But we live in the future." (BBC News, 17th March 2022.)
The Iranian Government believed that Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in Iran to spy and plot against the Government, when in fact she was there for charity work.
I wanted to write about this story because it shows how human rights can be walked all over. I feel it’s sad that innocent people like Zaghari-Ratcliffe go over to places like Iran to do some good and they get arrested on suspicion of plotting. It makes me think that we need to be more understanding of each other and we need to communicate more effectively. It reminds me that life can change very quickly. I am glad she is home.
This morning on the way to school I heard about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a 43 year old woman who was released from an Iran prison yesterday after being detained (kept there) for 6 years. Anoosheh Ashori, a 67 year old man, was released on the same day. Both British citizens were on their way home to the UK on Wednesday 16th March after the UK government settled a very old debt that they owed Iran. (Los Angeles Times, 17th March 2022.)
“Looking forward to a new life,” said Richard Ratcliffe, who has worked very hard for his wife’s release and planned to greet her at a British military base with her 7 year old daughter, who has already picked out the toys she wanted to show her mother.
Her husband said, “You can’t get back time that’s gone. But we live in the future." (BBC News, 17th March 2022.)
The Iranian Government believed that Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in Iran to spy and plot against the Government, when in fact she was there for charity work.
I wanted to write about this story because it shows how human rights can be walked all over. I feel it’s sad that innocent people like Zaghari-Ratcliffe go over to places like Iran to do some good and they get arrested on suspicion of plotting. It makes me think that we need to be more understanding of each other and we need to communicate more effectively. It reminds me that life can change very quickly. I am glad she is home.