UN rights experts to Iran: Immediately release US reporter

August 15, 2015 01:30

UN human rights experts are calling on Iran to immediately release a Washington Post reporter who has been detained for more than a year on charges including espionage.

A verdict on Jason Rezaian's case could come as early as next week. Friday's statement says the detention and closed-door trial violate Rezaian's rights and serve to intimidate journalists in Iran. It says his solitary confinement and full-day interrogation sessions "caused significant physical and psychological strain."

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