Oct 12 Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian convicted as Iran contemplates prisoner exchange By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins The Washington Post has said that its correspondent Jason Rezaian, who has been detained in Iran for over a year on espionage charges, has been convicted. Continue reading
Jul 22 Washington Post seeks help from UN in freeing reporter By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press The Washington Post has filed an urgent petition with the United Nations in the hopes that the institution will pressure Iran to release journalist Jason Rezaian, the newspaper's top editor and lawyers told U.S. reporters on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 5:55 Raising visibility for journalists imprisoned by Iran By PBS News Hour Journalist Maziar Bahari was held for months in a Tehran prison after being arrested while on assignment. He's written a memoir of that ordeal, "Then They Came for Me,” plus directed a documentary called "Forced Confessions." Now he's launched a… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 8:12 Isolated in prison for nearly a year, Washington Post reporter starts closed trial in Iran By PBS News Hour Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian went on trial in a closed Revolutionary Court today, after being locked up for nearly a year in Tehran. In April, Rezaian was reportedly charged with espionage and other crimes, including “propaganda against the establishment.”… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:31 Why is Iran holding a U.S. journalist? By PBS News Hour With a court ruling that two Al Jazeera journalists who were imprisoned in Egypt for more than a year will be released on bail, Judy Woodruff looks at a new survey of press freedom and abuses around the world. Chief… Continue watching
Sep 19 Iranian official calls jailed Washington Post journalist ‘good reporter’ but offers few details on detainment By Larisa Epatko Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Friday that the government of Tehran is doing its “best” to handle the detention of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, who was arrested with his wife on undisclosed charges in July. Continue reading