Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Washington Post petitions UN for Rezaian's release from Iran

American newspaper The Washington Post is petitioning the United Nations to help secure the release of its reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been imprisoned in Iran for a year.

The petition accuses the Iranian government of arbitrarily detaining Rezaian, and of abusing him in violation of both international law and Iranian law.

Our correspondent Liling Tan has more from U-N headquarters in New York.

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