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In his harrowing, surprisingly funny memoir, he discusses his warring identities as an Iranian-American.
Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani spoke with Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian about the 544 days he spent in an Iranian prison.
For Americans behind bars in Iran, Egypt, Turkey and elsewhere, homecoming ceremonies appear to be a long way off.
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During a brief interregnum between exalted expectations and dreary realism, lets celebrate once again that rarest of things: good news in a perilous world.
Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian says he's "feeling fine" after being released from an Iranian prison
"We Americans can do better, and God willing, we will ... protect our citizens and help them when such a situation happens," she said.
The Washington Post reporter spent 543 days in Iranian prison.
He was held for 545 days in the notorious Evin Prison.