We hope that you've enjoyed the end of the year celebrations and have started 2019 surrounded by your loved ones.

Thanks to YOU, Matt and I were able to spend Christmas together with our families and mark the beginning of 2019 holding each other under fireworks - a prospect that felt distant when he was handed an unjust life-in-prison sentence in the UAE, just over a month ago, under completely false and unfounded espionage charges.

Now that the new year has officially started, we are more committed than ever to legally fight for justice and clear Matt's name. Whilst he was released under a presidential pardon, in his own words:

‘...I am still a convicted spy – which is as ridiculous as it sounds. This will affect my academic integrity…It’s not right...’”

With only 48 hours and £1,600 left to kickstart Matt Hedges' legal campaign to pursue justice and clear his name, we are asking you to please click this link to visit our crowdfund site, pledge and share with your networks.

Every donation to Matt's legal crowdfund, regardless of the sum, will contribute to a legitimate cause and will make a huge difference to our lives moving forward.

To read more about Matt's present situation, please click here for his latest public statement in The Guardian.