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Roxanne Tahbaz to deliver Father's Day card to Foreign OfficeRoxanne Tahbaz will deliver a Father’s Day card and accompanying gift to the Foreign Office on Thursday 16 June (10:30am), with a request that UK officials arrange for them to be taken to her imprisoned father Morad Tahbaz in Iran.
14 Jun 2022 Press release -
UK must investigate Iranian officials who held Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe hostageThe UK government must investigate the Iranian officials who are suspected of responsibility for the crime of hostage-taking against Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, said Amnesty International today, and if sufficient evidence exists the UK should request…
01 Jun 2022 Press release -
Global use of death penalty up by 20% - major new report23 May 2022 Press release
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Iran: Swedish academic at risk of execution is being held as a state hostageThere is mounting evidence that the Iranian authorities are committing the crime of hostage-taking against Ahmadreza Djalali, a Swedish academic who is at risk of imminent execution in Tehran’s Evin Prison.
19 May 2022 Press release -
UK/Iran: daughter of Morad Tahbaz says she hopes Liz Truss has heard family's 'pleas'Roxanne Tahbaz has taken part in an action outside the FCDO building in Whitehall holding a placard saying “Bring My Dad Home” in an attempt to spur the UK government into taking greater action on behalf of her jailed father.
13 Apr 2022 Press release -
Daughter of British man jailed in Iran to stage 'Bring My Dad Home' protest12 Apr 2022 Press release
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Iran: seriously ill prisoners denied medical care and left to die - new report12 Apr 2022 Press release
