Court Upholds New 1-year Sentence for Iranian-British Woman

Court Upholds New 1-year Sentence for Iranian-British Woman
Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is seen in an undated photograph handed out by her family. Ratcliffe Family Handout via Reuters
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TEHRAN, Iran—An Iranian appeals court has upheld a verdict sentencing an Iranian-British woman long-held in Tehran to another year in prison, her lawyer said on Saturday.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has already served a five-year prison sentence in the Islamic Republic. Her lawyer Hojjat Kermani told The Associated Press that the appeals court upheld a verdict issued earlier this year sentencing her to another year.