GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights investigator for Iran called on Friday for the immediate release of three Iranians with dual nationality whose health is a matter of concern. An Iranian revolutionary court sentenced her to five years in prison on charges that remain secret, her family said last month. "I am convinced of Nazanin’s innocence," Thomson Reuters Foundation Chief Executive Monique Villa said in a statement. "She had no dealings with Iran whatsoever in her professional capacity as the Thomson Reuters Foundation does not operate in Iran, directly or indirectly." Iran does not recognise dual nationality, which prevents Western embassies from visiting such detainees.

Source: The Star October 07, 2016 16:07 UTC