Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe going on hunger strike in Iranian prison

British-Iranian mother held on spying charges in Tehran says she is being refused access to medical care

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her daughter, Gabriella, now five
(Image credit: Twitter)

Jailed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has announced that she is to go on hunger strike in protest against being denied medical care.

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