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January 28, 2019

U.S. Reporter for Iranian TV Marzieh Hashemi Speaks Out After Her Arrest
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Rallies in support of Marzieh Hashemi, an American reporter for Iran's
state network Press TV, took place Friday around the country and in
cities around the world, following her release last week from U.S.
custody. Hashemi, a U.S. citizen, resides in Tehran but was arrested and
detained by the FBI during a visit to the United States, where she is
working on a film about the Black Lives Matter movement. In an interview
with The Guardian, Hashemi said, "It is not about me. It is about the
U.S. Justice Department and government-that they feel that they can just
take people's rights away, sweep them off of the streets, hold them in
the name of being a material witness and not charging them …
indefinitely."


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