Ali Rezaian Marks 500th Day of His Brother Jason Rezaian's Wrongful Imprisonment in Iran by Delivering More Than 500,000 Signed Petitions to The Iranian Mission to the United Nations in New York City

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

What: Thursday December 3^rd marks the 500^th day Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian has been illegally held in Iran's infamous Evin prison. To mark this day, Ali Rezaian, brother of Jason Rezaian, plans to deliver a Change.org petition to The Iranian Mission to the United Nations with more than 500,000 signatures of people from around the world calling on Iranian leaders for the immediate and unconditional release of Jason Rezaian from Iranian custody.

Who: Ali Rezaian, Jason's brother and Rezaian family spokesperson

When: Thursday, December 3^rd at 11am ET

Where: Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, 622 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017

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