Washington Post journalist Rezaian charged with espionage in Iran
Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian has been charged in Iran with four crimes, including espionage, which could carry a 20-year prison sentence. Rezaian, 38, has been held in Iran's Evin Prison since July 22 after security forces raided his home in Tehran. He and his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, both journalists, were arrested. "The grave charges against Jason that Iran has now disclosed could not be more ludicrous. It is absurd and despicable to assert, as Iran's judiciary is now claiming, that Jason's work first as a freelance reporter and ...
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