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The Iranian avocado quest that led to prison
US-Iranian journalist Jason Rezaian on how his quest to bring avocados to Tehran landed him in Iran's most notorious prison – and his family's struggle to free him.
Jason Rezaian was the Washington Post's bureau chief in Tehran. But a tongue-in-cheek campaign to bring avocados to the country caught the attention of the authorities and landed him in Iran's most notorious prison. Jason wrote a book about his experience called Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison. This story was first broadcast on 4th April 2019.
Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Image: Jason Rezaian
Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images
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