{"id":642,"date":"2014-09-23T14:16:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T14:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iransos.com\/en\/?p=642"},"modified":"2014-09-23T14:17:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T14:17:47","slug":"washington-post-reporter-jason-rezaian-suffers-severe-weight-loss-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iransos.com\/en\/?p=642","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian Suffers Severe Weight Loss in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jason Rezaian and Yeganeh Salehi<\/p><\/div>\n

September 22, 2014 – Jason Rezaian and Yeganeh Salehi have lost a \u201cshocking\u201d amount of weight in prison, an informed source has told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. According to this source, the family of the imprisoned Iranian journalist Yeganeh Salehi was allowed to have their first visit with her and her\u00a0Washington Post\u00a0reporter husband Jason Rezaian on September 7, and they were astonished at the couple\u2019s appearance.<\/p>\n

The source, who was knowledgeable of the details of the visit, told the Campaign that after seeing Rezaian and Salehi, Yeganeh Salehi\u2019s father was overcome with emotion and collapsed. According to the source, the couple stated during the visit that they had no physical problems, but the family was gravely concerned by their appearance.
\nThe source stated that the couple \u201chas no idea when they may be released [and that they]repeatedly told their family during their visit that they have not committed any crimes and that they are very worried about their state of limbo in prison.\u201d
\nThe meeting took place in the presence of members of the interrogation team. Two months after the journalist couple\u2019s arrest and detention,\u00a0it is still unclear what their charges are and on what grounds their one-month \u201ctemporary detention\u201d orders have been twice extended. The Campaign has also learned that the couple has been denied access to lawyers.
\nJason Rezaian and Yeganeh Salehi were arrested in Tehran on the night of July 22, 2014, after their homes were raided by security forces. The agents also confiscated their personal belongings, including laptops, books, and notes, a source told the Campaign.
\nJason Rezaian and Yeganeh Salehi both held licenses for working as correspondents for theWashington Post\u00a0and the UAE\u2019s\u00a0National\u00a0newspaper, respectively. Before becoming theWashington Post\u00a0correspondent in Tehran, Rezaian was a freelance reporter whose stories appeared in various publications outside Iran, including the\u00a0San Francisco Chronicle\u00a0and Slate.
\nIn a video clip released on July 29, 2014, Jason Rezaian\u2019s mother, Mary Rezaian, asked Iranian authorities to release her son and daughter-in-law. She said in the video clip that Jason Rezaian suffers from high blood pressure and that his arrest and detention could\u00a0endanger his health.
\nIranian officials have not yet made any statements about the reasons for the arrests and the charges facing the two journalists. In his last statement on the issue, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, Deputy Head of the Judiciary, did not specifically address Yeganeh Salehi, but told reporters on September 10 that \u201cnothing special has happened in the case of the\u00a0Washington Post\u00a0reporters, and these individuals remain in prison.\u201d
\nGholamhossein Esmaili, the Tehran Prosecutor, was quoted by the Mehr news agency in July as stating that the investigations are in their early stages.
\nYet\u00a0Vatan-e Emrooz,\u00a0a Tehran newspaper close to security and intelligence organizations, on\u00a0August 5\u00a0published an article resembling an indictment against Rezaian on spying charges. The article claimed the existence of \u201cevidence\u201d and \u201cdocuments\u201d that explain the reasons for the arrest of theWashington Post\u00a0reporter. It appears that the newspaper had received the referenced \u201cevidence\u201d from the case interrogators, bypassing the Judiciary. The Judiciary did not react to the publication of case details by a newspaper prior to judicial review and statements on the case, a blatant violation of due process and an example of the lack of an independent Judiciary in Iran.
\n\u201cThe arrests of Jason Rezaian, Yeganeh Salehi, and a photographer are part of a worsening trend over the past two months of arrests and imprisonments of journalists in Iran,\u201d said the Campaign\u2019s Executive Director Hadi Ghaemi. \u201cReporters receive press cards and professional work permits from President Rouhani\u2019s Guidance Ministry and they should guarantee the\u00a0security of journalists\u00a0who are authorized to work legally in Iran.\u201d
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\nFor the latest human rights developments in Iran visit the Campaign\u2019s website
\nFor interviews, contact Hadi Ghaemi at +1-917-669-5996<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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