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    Sources: Detained Iranian-American Journalist's Condition Deteriorating

   by Margaret Besheer

   The health of detained Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian has
   deteriorated in the past few weeks, sources have told VOA.

   Rezaian has been detained in Iran since July 22, when he, his wife and
   two other American journalists were taken into custody. No formal
   charges have been announced against them.

   Rezaian's wife, Yeganeh Salehi, a correspondent for the Abu Dhabi-based
   newspaper The National, was freed on bail about five weeks ago for
   reasons that have never been publicly explained.

   Sources told VOA that Rezaian's physical and mental condition had
   deteriorated since his wife's release. They said Rezaian, 38, had
   several untreated health issues, including a serious eye infection that
   doctors were concerned could lead to blindness.

   Given his extended detention, Rezaian's psychological situation has
   worsened, they said, leading to fears that he could become clinically
   depressed.

   Rezaian, a U.S. citizen born and raised in California, also holds
   Iranian nationality. He was based in Tehran as the bureau chief for the
   Washington Post.
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