The Brother of a Washington Post reporter held for 10 months in an Iranian jail Tuesday called on Iran to release him, saying charges of spying laid against him were "laughable." The family of Jason Rezaian was barred from attending the opening of his trial Tuesday in a Tehran revolutionary court, his Brother Ali Rezaian told AFP. Iran's official news agency IRNA said, however, that Rezaian's wife, Yeganeh Salehi, had appeared in court. "The isolation is really taking a toll," Ali Rezaian told AFP in an interview, describing his brother, who is a dual-national, as **rmally a very sociable person.
05-27-2015, 01:01 AM
Brother urges Iran to free reporter held on 'laughable' charges
The Brother of a Washington Post reporter held for 10 months in an Iranian jail Tuesday called on Iran to release him, saying charges of spying laid against him were "laughable." The family of Jason Rezaian was barred from attending the opening of his trial Tuesday in a Tehran revolutionary court, his Brother Ali Rezaian told AFP. Iran's official news agency IRNA said, however, that Rezaian's wife, Yeganeh Salehi, had appeared in court. "The isolation is really taking a toll," Ali Rezaian told AFP in an interview, describing his brother, who is a dual-national, as **rmally a very sociable person.
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