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British-Iranian charity worker faces new charge in Iran: state TV

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was convicted of plotting to overthrow the Iranian government, has been notified of "a new indictment."
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 11:  A photo of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is seen amongst candles during a fourth birthday vigil for her daughter Gabriella opposite the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London, SW1A on June 11, 2018 in London, England. Richard Ratcliffe has not seen his wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 38, or daughter Gabriella, 4, since March 2016 when they flew to Iran to visit Nazanin's parents. At the airport on their return to London, Nazanin was arrested while Gabriella's pass

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian charity worker held in Tehran since 2016, faces a "new indictment,” Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.  

"The 15th chamber of the Islamic Revolutionary Court summoned Nazanin Zaghari this morning with her lawyer … to notify them of a new indictment," read a local news report citing an “informed source.” The report did not specify what Zaghari-Ratcliffe was being charged with.

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