United Nations human rights experts call on Iran to release Washington Post’s correspondent in Tehran

GENEVA - United Nations

United Nations human rights experts on 14 August urged the Iranian Government to immediately release the Washington Post’s correspondent in Tehranwho now awaits verdict after his fourth and possible final hearing earlier this week.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, reminded the Iranian Government of its responsibility to ensure that journalists do not face prosecution for exercising their professional activities. Journalists must be protected, not harassed, detained or prosecuted,” he stressed.

“We urge the Iranian Government to release all those exercising their rights to expression who have been arbitrarily arrested, detained and prosecuted,” the human rights experts said.