draw attention to the plight of the british journalist, john mccarthy, then being held hostage by militants in beirut. our correspondent, caroline hawleyyear, and almost immediately came a second. her husband richard has campaigned tirelessly for her release. he wants britain to pay a long—standing debt it owes iran, which he believes is key to getting her home. last christmas, we were close to the end of the sentence, it felt like we really were counting down the days. now that is less clear the case, now we are in some kind of limbo of open water. we are awaiting that call to prison, there has been a second case raised on other families, so it feels a lot more uncertain. there's clearly games being played still. he went on hunger strike this autumn to put pressure on the government, which says it is doing all it can. but it was seeing richard starve himself in whitehall for three weeks that inspired the christians to rerelease their song. we're just trying to do something, anything, to help. it is uppermost in my mind most days, really, that this injustice is happening. # so, naz, don't cry #. nazanin was able to join the recording s