PBS NewsHour

Why is Iran holding a U.S. journalist?

Clip: 02/12/2015 | 6m 31s

With a court ruling that two Al Jazeera journalists who were imprisoned in Egypt for more than a year will be released on bail, Judy Woodruff looks at a new survey of press freedom and abuses around the world. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner speaks with Ali Rezaian, brother of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been jailed in Iran on secret charges since July.

Aired: 02/12/15

Rating: NR

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