About Anoosheh Ashoori
Anoosheh Ashoori is a British–Iranian businessman currently detained in Iran. Iranian authorities arrested Ashoori in August 2017, when he went to the country to visit his mother.
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... British-Iranian citizens Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori were released and allowed to leave Iran last year after the UK settled a longstanding debt owed to Tehran...
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... In March, the UK agreed to pay a historic debt of £400m ($464m) to secure the release of Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe...
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... British-Iranian dual nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori were both held on spying charges, which they denied, before their release earlier this year...
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... Anoosheh Ashoori, from Lewisham, south-east London, Talking to the BBC s Today programme, the 68-year-old said he was dedicating his run to the people of Iran and its prisoners...
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... She secured the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori from Iran - two British Iranian nationals who had both been arrested and detained in Iran...
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... Fellow British-Iranian national Anoosheh Ashoori, detained since 2017 on spying charges, was released at the same time...
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... Her, enabling her to return to the UK along with fellow British-Iranian national Anoosheh Ashoori, came after the UK paid a £400m debt owed to Iran from the 1970s, although both governments have said the two issues should not be linked...
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... Another British-Iranian national, Anoosheh Ashoori, was released at the same time as Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe...
Evin prison fire: Gun shots and sirens heard at notorious detention centre
By Alex BinleyBBC News
A fire has broken out at Iran's notorious Evin Prison , with footage posted online showing flames and smoke billowing from the area.
Gun shots and alarms have been reported as coming from the jail, the primary site for detaining political prisoners.
State media say calm has been restored to The Prison , and has blamed " criminal elements" for The Blaze .
The Fire comes as Iran continues to be rocked by its most intense unrest in decades.
Protests have been taking place across the country Once Again on Saturday.
They first erupted last month when anger over the death in police custody of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian Mahsa Amini boiled over. Officials say she died from an underlying health condition, but her family say she died after being beaten by morality police.
It is unclear what was The Cause of The Fire at Evin Prison , but there are further reports that Special Forces have been deployed to the area. Firefighters are at The Scene , according to state media.
A Witness told Reuters news agency that " families of prisoners have gathered in front of the main door".
They added: " I can see fire and smoke. Lots of Special Forces . Ambulances are here too. "
As well as political prisoners, journalists, and many dual and foreign nationals are also imprisoned in Evin.
British-Iranian dual nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori were both held on spying charges, which they denied, before their release earlier this year. They were imprisoned for six and five years respectively.
The Prison has long been criticised by Western rights groups. Human Rights Watch has accused authorities at The Prison of using threats of torture and of indefinite imprisonment, as well as lengthy interrogations and denial of medical care for detainees.
Source of news: bbc.com
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