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The husband of a British-Iranian dual national recently released from state captivity in a prison in Tehran helped secure the release of a retired British geologist from an Iraqi prison. Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of Nazanin…
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A British national accused by Iraq of collecting small archaeological fragments will be tried next week on charges potentially punishable by death, his Baghdad lawyer said Wednesday. Retired geologist Jim Fitton, 66, was arrested in…
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The UK government is being urged to secure the release of a Briton accused of smuggling artifacts in Iraq. Jim Fitton, 66, has been detained in Iraq for five weeks and is awaiting sentencing beginning May 8. Iraqi law carries the…
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