• <coverage-outsourcing id='26633'> He traveled to Iran to visit his mother and got arrested. He was transferred from Ward 2A to the General Ward of Evin Prison five months later </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26634'> Three people have been convicted of “espionage for foreign governments” Gholam Hossein Esmaeili, Iranian judiciary’s spokesperson, said in a press conference. Aras Amiri, Ali Johari and Anooshe Ashoori are people Mr Esmayili was talking about. Johari and Ashoori’s arrest and conviction were first heard of in this press conference. Ashoori first went to Iran two years ago to meet his mother and was arrested by security forces. Introducing him as a “security” defendant, Esmayili said: “He was connected to the Mossad espionage services and had gotten a lot ot resources from them. He helped by giving them much information from inside the country. The person was identified and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for espionage, two years for improper financial gain and giving back what Mossad had given him which includes giving 33,000 Euros to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s government.” It is said that the appellate courts have confirmed these sentences. He has been arrested because of his double citizenship, his daughter, Elika, told the London Times, expressing her opinion. Elika also said that he spoke on the phone with her father: “My father said he was not able to meet a lawyer or see evidence for the charges against him.” Even though Mr Ashoori currently talks to his family everyday, they believe that he is not able to say everything. Many Iranian activists believe that the arrest of people with double citizenships is done by the Islamic Republic with political purposes in mind </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='26789'> Mr. Ashouri's wife, Shahrzad Izadi, stated that her husband had been arrested only for "Iran's VS Britain bargaining game" by issuing a written request to collect signatures. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30010'> Anousheh Ashouri sent an audio message to the Guardian newspaper on his birthday. "Today I am celebrating my 66th birthday as a hostage in a hell called Evin Prison, away from my family and loved ones," he said. "I should specify that all the allegations against me are false," he added </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='30009'> <reference source='https://iranwire.com/fa/features/37712'> Elika Ashouri, the daughter of Anousheh Ashouri, mentioned the case and his father's arrest in a written interview with IranWire. According to the conversation, Anousheh Ashouri was on one of the city's streets and a van blocked his way and asked him: Are you Mr. Ashouri? After Mr. Ashouri's response, the agents cover his head with a sack and put him in the car. Officers ask Mr. Ashouri wrote a note to his mother, saying that I will stay at my friends' house tonight and don't get worried about me. He was transferred to Evin Prison later. A day later, he called his mother and informed her about his arrest. "I'm waiting to see if this was a mistake," he told his mother. He called his family 14 days later again and told them: cooperate with anyone who comes to you for any company documents or computer. Maybe they will realize that I'm innocent, and this problem will be resolved as soon as possible. Elika Ashouri emphasized that "her father is not interested in politics, and his job also is not related to these matters. She described her father's arrest as a political conspiracy, referring to Zarif's words. She says that Javad Zarif has been told If Britain pays the amount, the chances of dual nationals freedom from prison will increase </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='31291'> <reference source='https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2020-06-23-iranian-british-appeal-from-prison-to-boris-johnson.rkglcfe1AL.html'> "I am afraid the British government has forgotten us. We desperately need your help. We urge you to take action and get me and other British citizens out of Evin Prison; Where the coronavirus threatens more than ever," he said in a voice message to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>