
Originally Posted by
chrisp_1927
Been awestruck by the interviews with anoosheh ashoori this week. His experiences of prison range from the downright worst you could imagine, torture and the rest. Through to really uplifting stories of the lectures everynight by the various experts detained, the way they looked out for and supported each other. To see how relieved yet broken him and his daughter were was extremely powerful.
I can't quite understand the vitriol or hero worship of Nazanin. She deserves respect and sympathy for what she went through. I do also think it's legitimate to have an issue with the way it sometimes appears that nazanin and Richard Ratcliffe blame the British govt more than the Iranians. Although I do think this is maybe more down to certain sectors of the press than themselves. They've both been extremely critical of the Iranian regime, and continue to be so in relation to the hostages still held. Yet the press would rather fixate on 1 comment made about a home Secretary, than 10 comments they make about the Iranians.