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UK summons Iranian ambassador over plight of British aid worker

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual citizen convicted of plotting to topple the government and serving a five-year sentence, is due to reappear in court in Iran.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 16:  A woman lights candles marking the number of days Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been imprisoned for next to a photo of her during a vigil for British-Iranian mother, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, imprisoned in Tehran outisde the Iranian Embassy on January 16, 2017 in London, England. Charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was jailed for five years in September 2016 for allegedly attempting to overthrow the Iranian government. The vigil, being held outside the Iranian Embassy in
A woman lights candles marking the number of days Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been imprisoned for next to a photo of her during a vigil for British-Iranian aid worker imprisoned in Tehran outside the Iranian Embassy on Jan. 16, 2017 in London, England. — Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

The United Kingdom summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday after new details emerged regarding a British aid work detained there.

The news refers to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual UK and Iranian citizen who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2016. She was convicted of plotting to overthrow the government, but denies the charges. She is serving a five-year sentence.

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