“It will be bittersweet,” Ratcliffe said, adding they hoped Gabriella will be back in London by Christmas. The case has unfolded amid escalating tensions between Tehran and the West, particularly with the United States and Britain. Husband Ratcliffe said they had applied for an exit visa for Gabriella but were unsure how long it would take. In her open letter, addressed to “the mothers of Iran,” Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she had little hope of being released imminently. There is no measure to my pain.”In response to the letter, rights group Amnesty UK called on Tehran to free the mother.

Source: Ethiopian News October 05, 2019 17:48 UTC