Video of Jason Rezaian of Washington Post Available to Be Used On Television or Online

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Mar 04, 2015, 05:52 ET

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Washington Post reports to us that a video of Tehran Bureau Chief Jason Rezaian which describes his case is now available for other media that want to use it on their site or on TV as part of their coverage of Jason's story.

The video can be viewed at http://wapo.st/1wvFxa2

For Use On-Air

Video (http://wapo.st/1wvFxa2) is available for on-air use with mandatory on-screen credit to The Washington Post. The video may be edited with the exception of the parts that come from CNN or from Jason's documentary. That video may only be used in full as as part of the full package.

For Use On-Line

Publications and websites can embed the video on their site using this code:
<iframe width = "480" height = "290" scrolling = "no"
src: http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/c/embed/98c03f48-beca-11e4-9dfb-03366e719af8
frameborder = "0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen> /iframe>

Description: The video shows Jason in Iran and includes interviews with Ali Rezaian, Jason's brother and the spokesperson for the Rezaian family on Jason's case. Ali Rezaian will appear at a news conference at the National Press Club on March 12 at 2pm. to provide an update on Jason's case. Ali will be joined by Washington Post Foreign Editor Douglas Jehl and John Hughes, president of the National Press Club.

Background: On July 22, 2014 Iranian Security Forces arrested Jason while he was in his home with his wife. It was well known that he was a journalist for the Washington Post, having served as bureau chief since 2012. He was put in prison without charges. Charges against Jason have still not been disclosed. Iranian law says that if you are not charged after 7 days you must be released. He was denied much needed medical attention and, until this week, was not allowed to see a lawyer. Jason has been imprisoned more days (225) than any other Western journalist in Iran. 157,000 people worldwide have signed a petition for his release on Change.org. Jason has dual American-Iranian citizenship.

Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the National Press Club

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