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October 12, 2015

Iran: WashPo Reporter Jason Rezaian Convicted in Espionage Trial 
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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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