Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Type: Public event
Host: International Policy Center, Weiser Diplomacy Center

Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison

Free and open to the public. Book signing by author will follow the event

Speaker

Jason Rezaian, journalist and author

Date & time

Mar 12, 2019, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT

Location

In July 2014 Washington Post journalist and former Tehran bureau chief, Jason Rezaian, was arrested by Iranian police on charges of espionage. What followed was a harrowing 544 day stint in an Iranian prison, and an extraordinary campaign led by his family, the Washington Post, and prominent journalism organizations for his release. Join Rezaian for a discussion on his book “Prisoner,” which details his 18-month imprisonment in a maximum security facility, his journey through the Iranian legal system and how his release became part of the Iran nuclear deal.

Jason Rezaian is a contributor to CNN and  a writer for Global Opinions at the Washington Post. He served as the paper’s correspondent in Tehran from 2012 to 2016. Born and raised in Marin Country, California, Rezaian is a graduate of Eugene Lang College, New School University.