Monday, April 20, 2015

Post reporter jailed in Iran faces 4 charges including espionage

Washington Post's Jason Rezaian has been charged with espionage and three other serious crimes, according to his lawyer. (Zoeann Murphy/The Washington Post)

 April 20 at 11:40 AM

Iranian authorities are charging The Washington Post’s Tehran bureau chief, Jason Rezaian, with espionage and three other serious crimes, including “collaborating with hostile governments” and “propaganda against the establishment,” according to his lawyer in Tehran.

Jason Rezaian’s journey has taken him from a childhood in San Francisco to his father’s native Iran. At 37, he became the Washington Post correspondent in Tehran. In July 2014, he was thrown into Iran’s Evin Prison, where he remains, without access to a lawyer. This is his story. (Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post)