Petition updateFree Nazanin RatcliffeDay 53 – Birthday Cards
Richard RatcliffeLondon, United Kingdom
May 26, 2016
There is much more to say on your comments, which I read and have found often so uplifting as I go through this experience. But I wanted to respond directly to the fact that a number of you have written comments to ask if there is anything else you can do, apart from continuing to share the petition. Of course the petition is still so important - I have announced to the Farsi media that I will present it to the Iranian Embassy when I have a million names (after the names from Iran have been stripped out), so encouraging friends and neighbours to sign remains key to bringing Nazanin and Gabriella home. But in the meantime, I do have another favour to ask of you – if you’re willing: Gabriella turns two in a couple of weeks, on June 11 to be precise. I was wondering if you would be willing to send Gabriella a birthday card, via your nearest Iranian Embassy. We wanted to ask with half term coming, as something you could do, perhaps with your own children or grandchildren, or even see if their class teacher might do with their class. I was hoping for something simple, perhaps homemade, but also cheerful as much as cheap. If you feel able to, perhaps you could also add a comment to this update to let us know when you have done it. We will also do a website for those who wish to send a virtual message, which we will compile into a large card, and deliver ourselves nearer the time. I will give you details of that website when it is up and running. Would that be ok? If you want the addresses: For the UK it would be: Gabriella Ratcliffe, c/o Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 16 Princes Gate, London SW7 1PT For the other three countries where largest number of people have signed the petition: For the US, it is their mission in New York: Gabriella Ratcliffe, c/o Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, 622 Third Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10017 For Russia: Gabriella Ratcliffe, c/o Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Moscow, P.O. Box: 109028, POKROVSKY BLVD, NO.7, MOSCOW, RUSSIA For France: Gabriella Ratcliffe, c/o Ambassade de la Republique Islamique d’Iran a Paris, 4 Avenue d’Iena, 75116, PARIS Nazanin’s and Gabriella’s confinement can be all wrapped up in the complexities of Iranian politics and UK diplomacy, but in the end the decision will be simple. The Iranian authorities will keep them both only as long as their conscience allows it. Sometimes we all need a reminder to realise it. And when they do finally get delivered, Gabriella is a rather enthusiastic card opener these days. As ever, thank you all for standing alongside us, and for all your care for our family.
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