Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been imprisoned in Iran since July 2014. On this edition of Global Journalist, we examine how Iran's internal politics and relations with the U.S. have led to the lengthy…
Despite halting progress for foreigners, outlook for local journalists is still grim Iran has made international headlines in recent months for high-stakes nuclear talks with the U.S. and its support for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. What…
"I spent the entire period of my detention, which was mostly psychological torture, in solitary confinement." Soheil Asefi, the 31-year-old son of Iranian political activists, knew early on he wanted to be involved in journalism.…
"I cannot imagine what will happen if I decide to come back. I receive death threats through e-mail and Facebook." Masih Alinejad became interested in politics and freedom of expression while growing up in a…