British-Iranian woman’s five-year sentence in Iran is complete, but reports say she will have to go to court to face new charges

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released from house arrest on the completion of her five-year sentence, but the British-Iranian dual national will have to go to court to face a second set of charges on 14 March, according to reports citing her lawyer.

The second set of charges long threatened by the Iranians include involvement in propaganda activity against the Islamic Republic by attending a demonstration outside the Iran embassy in 2009.

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