Iran is sending mixed signals about the many foreigners it holds in detention. There is talk of a mass prisoner release in exchange for loans or debt payments. But at the same time, Iranian courts are convicting detainees at a high rate and handing down long prison sentences. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sherry Izadi, a British-Iranian woman whose 66-year old husband, Anoosheh Ashoori, has been jailed in Iran on spying charges for the past three years.
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