Jason Rezaian, the Iranian-American Washington Post reporter, made his first court appearance in Tehran on Tuesday May 26 along with the other two accused in the case, including his wife, Yeganeh Salehi.According to an ISNA report, the session was held behind closed doors before Judge Salavati and a date for the hearing has not […]
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Muhammad Ali joins call to free journalist Jason Rezaian
Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali lent his voice to those calling for the release of detained Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, as Rezaian’s family and his newspaper petitioned for his release at a press conference in the United States on Thursday. In a statement issued on March 12, Muhammad Ali referred to Rezaian […]
Female photojournalist freed on bail
The Washington Post reports that its female photojournalist who was detained by Iranian authorities a month ago has now been released on bail. The daily has refrained from releasing the name of the photojournalist upon the request of her family; however, it has indicated that she holds dual Iranian-U.S. citizenship. On July 22, Iranian […]
While Officials Maintain Silence, Hardliners Make Baseless Accusations Against Jason Rezaian
After two weeks of silence by Iranian officials on the reason for the detention of husband-and-wife journalists Jason Rezaian and Yegabeh Salehi and their whereabouts, media with ties to security and intelligence organs believed to be holding them have begun leveling baseless charges of spying against them, revealing the intentions of interrogators to fabricate […]
Iran confirms it is holding 4 journalists
Iran confirmed on Friday that it has detained four journalists, including a reporter for The Washington Post and two freelance photographers, but did not disclose details about why they were being held. The Washington Post said its correspondent, Jason Rezaian, and his wife were detained Tuesday evening in the Iranian capital, Tehran. The newspaper […]