“We do not jail people for their opinions,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told journalist and talk show host Charlie Rose in an interview on April 29. Speaking on the PBS program, Zarif discussed the nuclear talks, the situation for human rights, and US-Iran relations.
Shocked by Zarif’s comments, many Iranians expressed outrage and dismay on social media – #IranianJournalistsArePoliticalVictims was among the popular hashtags used. Citizen journalist Fereshteh Sasani responded with this video, which she sent to IranWire.
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