March 31, 2021

Iran’s Intelligence Establishment is Spreading Propaganda Through Films and TV

Intelligence agencies in Iran are increasingly using state-funded entertainment productions to spread state propaganda and improve their image among the public, according to research by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi boasted ...

October 27, 2015

Congressman Keith Ellison Calls for Immediate Release of Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian

The US Congressional Representative from Minnesota, Keith Ellison, called today in a video message for the “unconditional release of Jason Rezaian.” “I call on the Iranian government to recognize that the truth should never be a crime, and Rezaian must be ...

January 30, 2015

Jason Rezaian To Be Put on Trial Soon, Says Head of Tehran Judiciary

Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post correspondent in Tehran, has been in solitary confinement ...

January 14, 2015

Jason Rezaian Indicted by Tehran Revolutionary Court, Says Prosecutor

During a press conference today, Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi told reporters that the imprisoned Washington Post correspondent, Jason Rezaian, has been indicted and that his case has been forwarded to a Tehran Revolutionary Court. The Prosecutor’s announcement, after 170 days of “temporary detention” of ...

August 12, 2014

Official Silence Continues on Washington Post Reporter’s Detention

Three weeks after Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and his journalist wife Yeganeh Salehi were arrested in Tehran, Iranian judicial authorities continue to refuse to provide any information about the reasons for the couple’s arrest or any news about their condition. ...