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    Iran releases 2 British Iranian citizens from prison

    Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a charity worker, and Anousheh Ashouri, a businessman, have now left the country. A third prisoner was released on furlough. Other foreigners remain imprisoned in Iran.
    by Deepa Shivaram Mar 16, 2022 2 minutes
    Supporters hold a photo of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during a vigil in London in 2017. Iran released Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was imprisoned in 2016, and Anousheh Ashouri, a businessman, on Wednesday.

    Two British Iranian dual nationals who had been imprisoned in Iran were released and have left the country, the British government said Wednesday.

    , a charity worker, and Anousheh Ashouri, a businessman, had been held on charges that included spying and plotting to overthrow the government. They

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