Thursday, December 3, 2015 marks Washington Post foreign correspondent Jason Rezaian’s 500th day in an Iranian prison. Rezaian has been held far longer than any other Western journalist in Iran.
Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post: “Jason has done nothing wrong. Iran has never even bothered to produce any evidence against him. His so-called trial was a sham. Recent announcements, without details, of his supposed ‘conviction’ and ‘sentencing’, have only added new layers of cruelty."
Rezaian is in declining health. He continues to lose weight; he suffers from blood pressure complications and other physical and mental medical conditions that remain untreated or poorly treated;and has been subjected to interrogations, psychological abuse, and physical mistreatment.