Social Media Reacts to Jason Rezaian Conviction
The Tehran-based Washington Post reporter was arrested in July of last year, then tried for espionage.
The reaction to Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian‘s conviction in Iran has been streaming in throughout the early morning.
In what Washington Post foreign editor Douglas Jehl calls “a sham,” Rezaian was convicted in an espionage trial after being held for 14 months.
Rezaian was arrested by Iranian authorities on July 22, 2014, and at the time was charged with an “unknown crime.” He was later indicted on four charges, including espionage. Rezaian’s trial, which began in May, took place “behind closed doors,” a fact that many people including The Post’s executive editor Martin Baron found disturbing.
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