Free Nazanin, British Hostage in Iran | Pod Hostage Diplomacy

Two former UK Foreign Secretaries and the current UK Foreign Affairs Committee Chair have called Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British citizen and mother unjustly detained in Iran since 3 April 2016 – a hostage. Nazanin’s husband, Richard Ratcliffe talks to us about his campaign to free his wife and what we can do to help reunite his family.We discuss how and why Nazanin was taken, the outstanding 400 million debt UK owes Iran, seeking help from the United Nations, deciding to go public, the FreeNazanin campaign, better protections for British citizens overseas, working with other hostage families, Magnitsky sanctions as well as what the public, politicians and news outlets can do to help bring Nazanin home. If you prefer, you can watch the video version of this interview on YouTube. For more information on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, please check out the following:FreeNazanin petitionFreeNazanin Twitter accountSocial media hashtag: FreeNazaninGet the latest updates on hostage cases we at Pod Hostage Diplomacy are working on including new episodes by subscribing to our fortnightly newsletter, the Hostage Briefing. Subscribe here.You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.Support the show