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The trial of the case of an American journalist accused of espionage began in Iran

The trial of the case of accused spying journalist Washington Post Jason Rezayan begins in Iran on Tuesday and will be held behind closed doors.

According to the Iranian state news agency IRNA, the process will take place in the Revolutionary Court, which usually considers cases related to national security.

Rezayan was arrested last July and held in the notorious Iranian Evin Prison for several months without charge or meeting with a lawyer. Subsequently, he was once allowed to briefly see a lawyer and charged with espionage and propaganda.

According to the journalist’s brother Ali, the authorities decided to judge Rezayan behind closed doors not for security reasons, but because they have no evidence of his guilt.

“Attempting to argue that there are some security reasons why the process should be closed is completely ridiculous,” he said. - This is absolutely groundless. In my opinion, the only possible reason why the trial will be closed is the desire to hide the lack of evidence from people.”

The Washington Post and the US State Department have repeatedly called for the release of Rezayan, insisting that he did not commit any violations, but simply carried out his journalistic work.

Washington Post editor-in-chief Martin Baron called Iran’s actions against Rezayan "shameful injustices."

“There is no fairness in this system, not one bit,” he wrote Monday. “And at the same time, the fate of a good, innocent person was put on the scales.” Iran tells us a lot about its principles by treating our colleague so dishonestly, and this can only shock the international community.”

The human rights organization Committee to Protect Journalists also demanded that Iran immediately stop this “travesty of justice.”

The organization’s coordinator for the Middle East, Sheriff Mansour, believes that Iran should at least release Rezayan on bail and allow representatives of the Washington Post to enter the country.

The US authorities also raised the question of the fate of Rezayan during the nuclear talks with Iran.

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