Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe taken to psychiatric ward
- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in April 2016 at a Tehran airport as she headed back to Britain with her daughter after a family visit
- She was sentenced to five years in jail after being convicted of trying to topple the Iranian government
A British-Iranian mother jailed in Tehran since 2016 on sedition charges has been transferred to the mental ward of a hospital in Tehran, her family announced Wednesday.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was transferred from Evin prison to Imam Khomeini hospital on Monday, where her father confirmed she is being held by the Revolutionary Guard, according to a statement from the Free Nazanin campaign.
“It is unknown how long Nazanin is expected to be in the psychiatric ward. It is not clear what kind of medical treatment will be provided,” it said.
A psychiatrist recently recommended that she be “instantly hospitalised due to her sharp deterioration since her previous meeting, and the risk of her taking matters into her own hands”, added the statement.
“I was healthy and happy when I came to Iran to see my parents,” she was quoted as saying by her family.
“Three and a bit years later and I am admitted to a mental health clinic. Look at me now – I ended up in an asylum. It should be an embarrassment.”