Marzieh Hashemi, who was jailed in the US without charge for days and later
freed amid public outcry, has arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday
night and was welcomed by her relatives and colleagues.
The journalist, a 59-year-old American-born Muslim convert who has lived in Iran
for years, was detained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at St.
Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri on January 13 while in the US to
visit her ill brother and other family members.
A US federal court failed to indict the journalist, who was arrested as a
material witness and in an unspecified criminal proceeding, of any crime.
Hashemi’s detention prompted condemnation in the US and abroad, sparking rallies
in several countries, including the United States.
In an address during demonstrations in Washington, DC., Hashemi recounted her
ordeal during her time in jail and mistreatment by the American justice system.
Source: Press TV