500 days in an Iranian prison for what???
Dec 3, 4:07 PM EST
BROTHER OF IRAN-HELD REPORTER DELIVERS PETITION FOR RELEASE
BY KAREN MATTHEWS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) -- The brother of a Washington Post reporter detained in Iran since July 2014 delivered a petition to Iran's United Nations mission on Thursday demanding the journalist's release.
"They need to know that folks around the world are concerned about this," Ali Rezaian said before handing over the petition seeking the release of his brother Jason Rezaian.
Thursday marked 500 days since Jason Rezaian's arrest on July 22, 2014. Rezaian was detained with his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and two photojournalists. The others were released, but Rezaian went on trial in four closed-door court hearings at Tehran's Revolutionary Court.
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Dec 3, 4:07 PM EST
BROTHER OF IRAN-HELD REPORTER DELIVERS PETITION FOR RELEASE
BY KAREN MATTHEWS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK (AP) -- The brother of a Washington Post reporter detained in Iran since July 2014 delivered a petition to Iran's United Nations mission on Thursday demanding the journalist's release.
"They need to know that folks around the world are concerned about this," Ali Rezaian said before handing over the petition seeking the release of his brother Jason Rezaian.
Thursday marked 500 days since Jason Rezaian's arrest on July 22, 2014. Rezaian was detained with his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and two photojournalists. The others were released, but Rezaian went on trial in four closed-door court hearings at Tehran's Revolutionary Court.
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News from The Associated Press