The families of detainees say Iran is arresting and imprisoning foreign nationals to use them as political bargaining chips. Iran denies the allegations.
and to urge governments to show more urgency in winning their release.
The relatives said they had formed an organization — The Families Alliance — to raise awareness of what they called the growing phenomenon of"state hostage taking" by Iran and other governments. Ratcliffe said he thinks Iran's approach"seems to be working. Because it's not being called out by the world, it's become the norm," he said.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg of the people that are being held there illegally, for no reason," said Ali Rezaian, whose brother Jason, a Washington Post journalist, was imprisoned for more than a year in Iran before being released.Iranian officials have previously rejected charges
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