Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘humbled’ by Glastonbury response
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azanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has described the response to her look at Glastonbury Festival as “humbling” after she obtained a standing ovation throughout a debate on Friday afternoon.
Speaking to the PA news company at her first Glastonbury Festival, Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe additionally defined how an image from the Somerset showpiece in 2019 of a “Free Nazanin” banner had been a “heartwarming” second for her whereas she was incarcerated in an Iranian jail for six years.
A packed crowd on the Left Field tent on Worthy Farm stood and applauded Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe for round 40 seconds after a speech she made in the midst of a debate by an all-female panel to debate the rights of girls in Iran.
Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who appeared emotional as she held her fingers to her chest in appreciation of the ovation, instructed PA afterwards: “It was humbling to see all those people turning up.
“People are here to listen to music and they’re not here to listen to someone who is talking about a horrific story.
“I was very happy to see that people are caring to the point that they would stop by to listen to my story.
“Even if they think about it for another half an hour, I think it would be a good thing.”
During the controversy Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe Nazanin spoke about her imprisonment for six years in Iran and the ability of “being a voice” for many who are imprisoned or oppressed.
She famous the affect made on her by a “very low quality” {photograph} that was smuggled into jail to her of a person carrying a toddler on his shoulders, an identical age to her personal daughter, at Glastonbury Festival in 2019 – subsequent to a banner which learn “Free Nazanin”.
Speaking afterwards, she stated: “One of the functions of prisons is to isolate you.
“I knew that my husband was campaigning to get me home, but the details of that and all that love and care and support… I don’t think I knew even a fraction of that.
“Knowing that your story has has gone far enough to reach Glastonbury, which is one of the biggest music festivals in the UK, probably in the world, it is heartwarming.
“That is a very, very good feeling when you’re left on your own in prison.”