GENEVA (19 January 2016) – United Nations human rights experts today welcomed the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s release of four Iranian-Americans and called on Tehran to pave the way for the release of all remaining detainees unlawfully held in the country’s prisons. During the weekend, Iranian officials announced that four Iranian-Americans, including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and Christian pastor Saeed Abedini and Amir Hekmati had been released from prison in an apparent prisoner swap with the United States. Mr. Rezaian and Mr. Abedini were prosecuted for…
Continue reading on the official OHCHR website →
Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 19 January 2016. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
