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Jason Rezaian On How The US Treated Jamal Khashoggi's Murder

"Traditionally, if a journalist was captured, taken prisoner by government or killed, the American president ... would demand answers."
Posted at 4:48 PM, Feb 21, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-21 16:48:24-05

They were both writers for The Washington Post who wrote about the Middle East and faced backlash from their families' home countries. Now, Jason Rezaian, who was held captive in an Iranian prison for 544 days, talks about what he sees as the U.S.' inaction regarding the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.