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[h=4]Timeline: From Jason Rezaian's arrest to release in Iran[/h]Confinement of American journalist remained a point of contention between U.S. and Iran
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A source close to Iran's judiciary is confirming to The Associated Press that jailed Washington Post bureau chief Jason Rezaian is one of four dual-national prisoners freed today by Iran's government. (Jan. 16) AP
Ali Rezaian looks at a picture of his brother, Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian, after a news conference at the National Press Club July 22, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Photo: Alex Wong, Getty Images)
Jason Rezaian is a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen born in California. He was a freelance journalist based in Tehran working for publications including the San Francisco Chronicle<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>GlobalPost, before joining The<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Washington Post.
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Iran frees Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, 3 others
Here is a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>timeline of events:
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>2012: Rezaian is hired by The Washington Post as a Tehran correspondent.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>July 22, 2014: Rezaian and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, are taken into custody by Iranian authorities during a raid on their home in Tehran. The government confirms the arrest three days later.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>July 29, 2014: The U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, Wendy Sherman, testifies to Congress that a formal demand has been made for Iran to release Rezaian and his wife along with two other U.S. citizens.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Sept. 17, 2014: Rezaian's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>brother<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ali<span style="color: Red;">*</span>tells the Washington Post<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that the journalist's family has not been allowed any contact with Jason and they are concerned about his health.
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What we know about 'Washington Post' reporter Jason Rezaian
Iranian-American Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and his Iranian wife Yeganeh Salehi. Rezaian was held on espionage and three other charges including "collaboration with hostile governments."<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: STR, AFP/Getty Images)
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Oct. 5, 2014:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Rezaian's family makes public that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Yeganeh Salehi, who is also a journalist, has recently<span style="color: Red;">*</span>been released. Rezaian remains in custody at Evin prison in Tehran, where political prisoners are commonly held.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Dec. 10, 2014: The<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Washington Post reports the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>detention is taking a "devastating toll" on Rezaian, who must sleep with blankets on a hard floor and awakens each morning with back pain<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and suffers from a chronic eye infection.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Dec. 11, 2014: Mary Rezaian pleads on video<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for her son's release.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Feb. 12, 2015: Ali Rezaian tells the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Post<span style="color: Red;">*</span>his brother has been allowed to leave jail briefly for medical treatment and has visited with his wife.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>April 20, 2015: Iranian officials make public that Rezaian has been indicted on charges that include espionage and "propaganda against the establishment."
Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter, has been imprisoned in Iran for more than six months.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Zoeann Murphy, AP)
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>May 11, 2015: The U.S. Senate passes a resolution calling for Iran to release Rezaian and other detained Americans.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>May 26, 2015: Rezaian's trial begins behind closed doors.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>July 14, 2015: An agreement to limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting some<span style="color: Red;">*</span>international sanctions<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is reached with the U.S. and other world powers.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Aug.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>10, 2015: Rezaian's final hearing is held in Iranian court, according to the Washington Post.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Oct. 12, 2015: Iranian TV reports Rezaian has been convicted, but there is no word on the length of his prison sentence.
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Rezaian was sentenced to prison for spying, according to Iranian state TV reports, though there's no word about the length of his prison term.
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•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Dec. 3, 2015: Rezaian marks his<span style="color: Red;">*</span>500th day<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of imprisonment.
•<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Jan. 16, 2016: Iran announces Rezaian is free.
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