Washington Post seeks UN agency help in freeing reporter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post, stymied in its efforts to win the release of journalist Jason Rezaian from Iran, has filed an urgent petition asking help from a United Nations agency. Rezaian was arrested over a year ago and has been held for months without charges in Iran's Evin Prison. In a statement released Wednesday, Post Executive Editor Martin Baron says, "Every aspect of this case — his incarceration, his trial, the conditions of his imprisonment — has been a disagraceful violation of human rights. And it violates common ...
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