American journalist speaks out from inside notorious Iranian prison – CBS News Watch CBS News An Iranian-American journalist being held in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison made a plea for help in a CBS News-obtained recording. “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan reports. Source link
WASHINGTON — An American journalist who has lived in China since 2010 and worked for several state media organizations there pleaded guilty in a U.S. court Thursday to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, the Justice Department said. Thomas Pauken II is set to be sentenced Sept. 1 in a U.S. District … Read more
CBS News has obtained a voice memo that was recorded by Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who has been detained in Evin Prison in Tehran for over a year. “Face the Nation” moderator and CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan’s report on Valizadeh’s voice memo is here. The full audio of the memo, … Read more
Listen to a recording from a detained American journalist in Iran’s Evin Prison – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News obtained a voice recording from Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh who is detained inside Iran’s notorious Evin Prison. He pleads for medical help for himself and the other Americans there. Source link
In a recorded phone call from inside Iran’s Evin Prison, Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh made a plea to the U.S. government to obtain medical help for him and other Americans detained in Tehran’s notorious prison. “Even if treating our diseases is a big demand, it would have at least asked the Iranian authorities to reduce … Read more
As Iran partially lifted its nationwide internet blackout, Margaret Brennan was able to hear an American journalist’s plea for help. Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh, who the U.S. says is wrongfully detained inside a notorious prison, is one of six Americans being held by Iran. Source link
Washington — U.S. officials sought help from Russia during President Trump’s first term to secure the release of journalist Austin Tice after intelligence indicated that the Marine veteran was likely still alive but numerous leads and a hefty reward hadn’t helped locate him. Robert O’Brien, who was a hostage negotiator for the administration at the … Read more
Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad, a CBS News contributor, is reacting to the New York sentence for a man accused of plotting her assassination. Source link
CBS News on Thursday named a new top producer at “60 Minutes,” the network’s flagship newsmagazine: Nick Bilton, a documentarian, author and former New York Times technology columnist. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Bilton, who has never worked in television news, replaces Tanya Simon, a … Read more
CBS News has reportedly declined to renew its contract with Sharyn Alfonsi, the “60 Minutes” correspondent whose segment about the Trump administration deporting Venezuelan men to a prison in El Salvador was abruptly pulled off the air late last year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more