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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe on the plane en route to London after leaving Tehran, in March. Reuters
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe became a household name in 2016 when she was detained in Iran while on a visit to see her family. In March, she was released. PA
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe meeting British tennis star Andy Murray in December. Photo: Andy Murray / Twitter
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaking to Woman's Hour presenter Emma Barnett for a special edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme in May. PA
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Former British prime minister Boris Johnson meeting Mrs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at Downing Street in May. Photo: Downing Street
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her husband Richard Ratcliffe arriving at Downing Street for the meeting in May. Reuters
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Richard Ratcliffe and their daughter Gabriella with Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle and MP Tulip Siddiq at the Palace of Westminster, in March. Photo: UK Parliament
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her husband at a press conference hosted by their local MP Tulip Siddiq in March. Getty Images
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, flanked by her husband, at the press conference. AFP
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Ms Siddiq takes a selfie at her first meeting with Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, after campaigning for six years for her release from Iran. PA
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her daughter Gabriella, husband and former foreign secretary Liz Truss, after arriving back in the UK in March. Photo: Downing Street
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The family hug upon her arrival at RAF Brize Norton. AFP
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and fellow former detainee Anoosheh Ashoori as they fly over London in March. Reuters
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe on the plane en route to London after leaving Tehran, in March. Reuters
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe became a household name in 2016 when she was detained in Iran while on a visit to see her family. In March, she was released. PA
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe meeting British tennis star Andy Murray in December. Photo: Andy Murray / Twitter
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaking to Woman's Hour presenter Emma Barnett for a special edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme in May. PA
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Former British prime minister Boris Johnson meeting Mrs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at Downing Street in May. Photo: Downing Street
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her husband Richard Ratcliffe arriving at Downing Street for the meeting in May. Reuters
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Richard Ratcliffe and their daughter Gabriella with Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle and MP Tulip Siddiq at the Palace of Westminster, in March. Photo: UK Parliament
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her husband at a press conference hosted by their local MP Tulip Siddiq in March. Getty Images
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, flanked by her husband, at the press conference. AFP
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Ms Siddiq takes a selfie at her first meeting with Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, after campaigning for six years for her release from Iran. PA
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her daughter Gabriella, husband and former foreign secretary Liz Truss, after arriving back in the UK in March. Photo: Downing Street
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The family hug upon her arrival at RAF Brize Norton. AFP
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and fellow former detainee Anoosheh Ashoori as they fly over London in March. Reuters
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Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe on the plane en route to London after leaving Tehran, in March. Reuters
What has Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe done since her release from Iran?
The former inmate of Evin prison has picked up a Woman of the Year award and held tough conversations with the UK government
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27 December, 2022
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