In 2017, Iranian authorities seized the Iranian assets of 152 contributors to BBC Persian, while in 2016 they detained former BBC World Service Trust employee Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
In 2008, the BBC announced the launch of the BBC Persian Television. It was launched in January 2009 and is based in BBC Broadcasting House, London. It complements the BBC’s existing Persian-language radio and online services. Farnaz Ghazizadeh (born December 3, 1974) is a journalist, and BBC Persian Television Presenter.
She has been involved with BBC Persian Television. In 1999, she married Sina Motalebi. She first joined the BBC network as a radio correspondent in 2005. She later on joined the television department with a focus on international persian relations as well as hosting a weekly segment.
