Jason Rezaian, journalist imprisoned in Tehran, 2014 - 2016
In July 2014 Jason Rezaian was working for the Washington Post in Tehran when he was arrested, accused of spying, and then jailed. He spent 544 days in prison.
US-Iranian journalist Jason Rezaian was working for the Washington Post in Tehran when he was arrested in July 2014. He was accused of spying for the CIA, tried and convicted on vague charges. He was held for 544 days before a deal was done to release him in 2016. Three years after his release how is he coping with the effects of his imprisonment? Jason Rezaian is now banned from Iran for life but what does he think of the Trump administration's policy toward Iran now that it has labelled Iran鈥檚 Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation? He talks to Shaun Ley.
Image: Jason Rezaian (Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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