Monday, January 28, 2019

PRISONER - Journalist Jason Rezaian

"How an American journalist survived 18 months in an Iranian prison" PBS NewsHour 1/24/2019

Excerpt

SUMMARY:  Journalist Jason Rezaian was the Washington Post’s bureau chief in Tehran until 2014, when he and his wife, Yeganeh, were arrested by Iranian authorities.  She was released after three months, while Jason was held for another 15.  He describes the harrowing experience in his memoir, “Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison,” and talks to Judy Woodruff about why he believes he was targeted.

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