Gerald meets with husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at Iranian Embassy in London

With Richard Ratcliffe outside the Iranian Embassy in Knightsbridge, London

UK citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe jailed in Iran since 2016 for 5-year term accused of spying
Both Nazanin and husband Richard Ratcliffe on hunger strike in protest at her imprisonment; Richard Ratcliffe camping outside Iranian Embassy in London
Gerald Jones MP meets with Richard Ratcliffe at Iranian Embassy to extend support and solidarity during hunger strike and support campaign to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Richard Ratcliffe has not seen his wife or daughter – both in Iran – since March 2016

Yesterday Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, met with Richard Ratcliffe, husband of jailed British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, at the Iranian Embassy in London.

In protest, and in a campaign to secure her release from prison in Iran and return to the UK, both Richard and Nazanin Ratcliffe are currently on hunger strike, and Gerald Jones met with Richard Ratcliffe to support the freedom campaign and show solidarity.

Along with many other Labour MPs yesterday, including the Leader of the Opposition, Gerald Jones wore a ‘Free Nazanin’ badge to show support for the campaign.

Gerald Jones said: “Today I went to express my support and solidarity to Richard Ratcliffe, and pass on my constituents’ messages of support for him and for Nazanin.

It was truly heartwarming to see the support Richard has from his family and friends, but also from total strangers, in his campaign against the injustice of the imprisonment of Nazanin.”