Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, the paper's Tehran correspondent, will reportedly be charged with espionage by Iran, where he has been held since July 2014. In a searing statement, Rezaian's editor called the allegations "transparently baseless" as well as "absurd and despicable."
Marty Baron, executive editor of the Post, confirmed the charges in a statement in which he also called the trial "a tragic charade" and warned "the world will be watching."
According to Baron, who has seen a statement from Rezaian's lawyer, the charges Rezaian faces in Iran include “conducting propaganda against the establishment,’’ “collaborating with hostile governments,” and “collecting information about internal and foreign policy and providing them to individuals with malicious intent." Read more...
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