News of Reza Valizadeh’s imprisonment comes as Iran marks 45th anniversary of US embassy hostage crisis
Demonstrators hold a portrait of of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran on Sunday.Demonstrators hold a portrait of of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a rally outside the former US embassy in Tehran on Sunday.
In August, Valizadeh apparently posted two messages suggesting he had returned to Iran despite Radio Farda being viewed by Iran’s theocracy as a hostile outlet. Rumours have been circulating for weeks that Valizadeh had been detained. The Human Rights Activists News Agency, which monitors cases in Iran, said he had been detained on arrivalin the country earlier this year, but was later released.
“We are working with our Swiss partners who serve as the protecting power for the United States in Iran to gather more information about this case,” the department said. “Iran routinely imprisons US citizens and other countries’ citizens unjustly for political purposes. This practice is cruel and contrary to international law.”
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