Iran releases journalist, American husband

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DUBAI Mon Oct 6, 2014 5:58am EDT
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(Reuters) - Iran has released an Iranian journalist on bail after more than two months held
without charge, but her husband, a dual nationality Iranian-American who reports for the
Washington Post, remains in jail, her family said on Monday.
Yeganeh Salehi, Tehran correspondent for the United Arab Emirates English language
newspaper, The National, was freed last week.
"She is in good health," one relative, who asked not to be named, told Reuters by telephone from
Tehran. The relatives did not provide anymore details.
Salehi and her husband Jason Rezaian were picked up from their home in Tehran on July 22 and
detained.
Two other journalists, an Iranian-American photojournalist and her husband, were also detained
on the same day, but later released. Their names have not been disclosed.
Rezaian, 38, has been based in Iran since 2008. The United States, which has no diplomatic ties
with Iran, has called for his release.
Iran does not recognize dual nationality and President Hassan Rouhani declined to provide
details on Rezaian's case when questioned by reporters during his trip to the United Nations in
New York in September.
"If they have not committed any crimes, it will be determined that he or she is innocent, they will
be freed and it will be announced openly," Rouhani told CNN.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says Iran has around 35 imprisoned
journalists and is in the top three countries for jailing reporters.