Ana Diamond
British activist of Iranian and Finnish extraction
Ana Diamond (Persian: آناهیتا دیامند; Kurdish: ئاناھیتا دیامەند; Azerbaijani: آناهیتا دیاموند Anāhitā Diyāmond) is a British-Iranian academic, author, and an advocacy strategist. She is one of the founding members of The Alliance Against State Hostage Taking, founded in New York on 24 September 2019.
Diamond rose to public eye following a fabricated lawsuit brought against her by the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2014, wrongly accusing her of espionage for the United Kingdom, United States, and a number of Western intelligence firms. She denied the allegations throughout. Her arrest, similar to the arrest of a number other dual-nationals, has been linked to the long-standing dispute of estimated £400m between Islamic Republic of Iran and United Kingdom. In recent years, Iran's behaviour and violation of human rights have been described as hostage diplomacy.
Early life and education
Diamond was born in Sir, West Azerbaijan. She is of British descent and holds British nationality.
It is recorded that her paternal great-grandparents were British missionary doctors who arrived in northwestern Iran in the early 19th century. They were among the earliest providers of organised Western medical care in the region and helped establish the medical facilities that later formed the foundation of Iran’s first modern Western medical school.
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