Event held at 33BR on hostage taking and the detention in Iran of British citizen, Anoosheh Ashoori

On 19 October 2021, an event concerning British citizen detained in Iran, Anoosheh Ashoori, was hosted at 33 Bedford Row Chambers. The event raised the situation of Anoosheh’s arbitrary detention as being a hostage taking situation, and discussed ways to confront state-sponsored hostage taking under the law and before the international community.

Speaking on the panel were:

Introduction:  Elika Ashoori & Aryan Ashoori (Anoosheh’s children) introduced the event.

A recording of the event can be viewed on youtube.

Event details can be found on Eventbrite.