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Iran: WashPo Reporter Jason Rezaian Convicted in Espionage Trial

HeadlineOct 12, 2015

Iranian State TV reports Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian has been convicted in an espionage trial which ended two months ago. The decision can be appealed, and the sentence remains unknown, but the charges carry up to 20 years in prison. Rezaian has been held since July 2014 in Iran’s Evin Prison. Washington Post foreign editor Douglas Jehl said Rezaian is innocent of all charges.

Douglas Jehl: You know, the only thing that’s been clear in this case from the beginning is Jason’s innocence. Everything else has been under a real shadow of darkness.”

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