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By Editorial Board December 8 at 8:43 PM

FOR MONTHS, senior Iranian officials have tacitly acknowledged that the imprisonment of The Washington Posts Tehran correspondent, Jason Rezaian, is unjust. The secretary of Irans Human Rights Council, Mohammed Javad Larijani, called it a fiasco; in early November he expressed the hope that the case would be dropped in less than a month. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in September that he knew Mr.Rezaian to be a fair reporter and had hoped all along that his detention would be short.

That makes it particularly shocking that Mr.Rezaian would have been charged by a court on Saturday in Tehran. The nature of the charges has not been disclosed, nor has any evidence against Mr.Rezaian been publicly presented by Iranian officials. As of Monday he had been imprisoned for 139 days, longer than any Western journalist who has been detained in the country.

As Mr.Rezaians family and the State Department have pointed out, the conditions in which he has been held violate Irans own laws. He has been denied access to a lawyer as well as bail. He has not been allowed any visitors other than his wife, who was arrested with him on July22 and released in early October. His physical and psychological health are suffering; his family says he suffers from high blood pressure, an eye infection and back pain.

Most important, Mr.Rezaian should never have been arrested and imprisoned in the first place, as Post Executive Editor Martin Baron recently put it. A dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, Mr. Rezaian returned to Iran as a journalist because he hoped to promote understanding between the two countries. Since 2012 he has reported for The Post not just on political developments in Tehran but also on social issues and cultural developments, including a nascent Iranian appetite for baseball.

As Secretary of State John F. Kerry put it in a statement Sunday, Jason poses no threat to the Iranian government or to Irans national security. Haleh Esfandiari, a Washington-based Iranian American scholar who was imprisoned in 2007, pointed out last week that the very fact Mr.Rezaian was held for so long without charge suggests that Irans Intelligence Ministry has been struggling to concoct a case that would hold up even in Iranian courts.

Mr. Kerry said that he was personally dismayed and disturbed at reports of Mr. Rezaians prosecution as I have repeatedly raised Jasons case ... directly with Iranian officials. Separately, Mr.Kerry said in an appearance at a conference Sunday that an agreement with Iran over its nuclear program could be reached in three or four months. That assertion was jarring in light of Mr.Rezaians case, along with the disclosure than Iran may have illicitly sought equipment for a nuclear reactor. If Iranian officials are unresponsive in the case of Mr.Rezaian, how can they be expected to deliver on commitments they make with respect to the nuclear program?

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Editorial: Iran should free Post correspondent Jason Rezaian now

Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter, is shown in Tehran, Iran, on April 11, 2013. He has been detained in Iran for more than four months was formally charged Saturday. (AP Photo Vahid Salemi)

WASHINGTON -- A Washington Post reporter from Marin, detained in Iran for more than four months, was formally charged Saturday after a day-long proceeding in a Tehran courtroom, the newspaper reported.

Jason Rezaian, the newspaper's bureau chief in Tehran since 2012, appeared in court almost five months after he was arrested July 22. The charges were the first against him since the arrest, the Post said.

The newspaper, quoting a source familiar with the case, said the nature of the charges against him were not immediately clear to those not present in the courtroom. The State Department has repeatedly raised the subject of Rezaian and other Americans jailed in Iran during talks with the government about a deal to curb Iran's nuclear capacity and ease international sanctions.

His detention has been extended to mid-January in recent days because the investigation is continuing, the Post said.

His family has hired an attorney for him, but his lawyer has not been permitted to visit him.

Rezaian, his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and two other American photojournalists were initally detained. Salehi was released on bail early in October.

Rezaian, 38, holds both American and Iranian citizenship. Salehi is an Iranian citizen who has applied for U.S. permanent residency and works as a correspondent for a newspaper based in the United Arab Emirates.

Rezaian was born in Marin and grew up in San Rafael. According to a LinkedIn page, Rezaian attended Marin Academy from 1992 to 1994.

Marie Carr, Rezaian's real estate agent, said at the time he was detained, "He is one of the most genuine, good-hearted men I know. It's just unbelievable to hear this report. He knew he was going into a dangerous area, but he really seemed to take to it. The last few years, we thought everything was on a positive note (in Iran)."

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Iran formally charges Washington Post reporter with Bay Area ties

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved the Lower House on Nov. 21 and set the general election for Dec. 14. He characterized the snap election as an election to seek peoples fresh mandate for Abenomics his set of policies designed for national economic recovery.

Abenomics has achieved some results in the financial, stock market and monetary fields. But its real effects on the real economy such as workers wages and equipment investment are still unknown. In this sense, Abenomics is headed for a crucial stage involving the question of how much it can carry out the nations pressing structural reforms.

The first and foremost structural problem Japan needs to solve concerns its population structure. According to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japans population, which stood at 128.05 million in 2010, will fall to 86.74 million in 2060 and 49.59 million in 2100.

Its population is projected to decline in the 21st century by the same margin as its population grew in the 20th century. Only recently, the government has set forth countermeasures including an increase in the number of child care facilities. But the question is how to address such problems as the tendency among people of marriageable age to stay unmarried temporarily or permanently, the growing trend of late marriage and the decline in the average number of births for married couples.

Furthermore, the problem of the aging population in Japan will increase the costs of its social security system unless it is reformed. This in turn will exert strong pressure on its already worsening financial situation and declining productive-age population.

In the second place, there is the need to increase Japans rate of economic growth in other words, its capacity for innovations and market charm. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development forecasts that the annual average real economic growth for the 2010-2030 period will register 3.3 percent for the world and 2.3 percent for OECD member nations.

But the rate for Japan will be 1.1 percent lower than 2.5 percent for the United States, 1.6 percent for the European Union, 5.4 percent for China and 5.8 percent for India.

During Japans deflationary period after the burst of its asset-inflation economic bubbles, Japanese industries moved many of their production functions to foreign countries, causing the nations industrial competitiveness to decline. As a result, its current system is not capable of increasing exports even if the yens value declines. As for household electrical appliances for which Japan once boasted high competitiveness, half the demand has been filled by imports in recent years.

As for the amount of direct income investments relative to gross domestic product, Japan ranks lower than Taiwan, South Korea and China, to say nothing of advanced countries. This country must strive harder to raise the innovative power of its industries and improve the charm of its markets.

Third, it is necessary for the nation to raise the power of its human resources. Education is the basis for raising human potential and quality and the source for promoting innovations. But whereas Japans elementary and secondary education ranks high in international comparison, the ratings for its undergraduate and postgraduate university education are low.

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December 7 at 3:23 PM

The family of Jason Rezaian, The Washington Posts Tehran bureau chief, issued a statement Sunday in response to the decision by the Iranian court to bring unspecified charges against him. Rezaian has been in detention since July 22. His wife Yeganeh Salehi, who was arrested with him, was released on bail in October. The statement is as follows:

FAMILY OF WASHINGTON POST REPORTER JASON REZAIAN RESPONDS TO CHARGES AGAINST HIM BY IRANIAN GOVERNMENT

Dec. 7, 2014

Our family is deeply saddened to confirm that, after being held in solitary confinement without charge for 137 days, Jason Rezaian was charged with unknown crimes by the government of Iran.

In its ongoing disregard of Irans own laws, the Iranian judiciary has continued to deny Jason access to legal representation, denied his request for bail, and prevented access to review of his case file.

This continued disrespect for Irans judicial system should be a concern not only to the international community who are eagerly awaiting normalization of relations with Iran, but also to all those Iranians who claim that Iran is a country of laws which should be recognized as such by major world powers.

We urge Irans Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to show the international community that Iran is indeed a country that respects its laws, and order the immediate and unconditional release of Jason and Yeganeh and end what Irans own Head of the Judiciarys Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani, recently described as a fiasco.

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PROVIDENCE - Sunday afternoon, Governor-elect Gina Raimondo announced her intention to nominate Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth H. Roberts to the post of Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS).

In a press release, Raimondo said Elizabeth Roberts is the right leader for HHS because she has the key combination of management skills and compassion for the thousands of people the agency serves. We will keep Rhode Island families healthy, while also cracking down on fraud and focusing on fiscal discipline in order to cut costs. The Lieutenant Governor's years of experience working on various health and human services issues, coupled with her unwavering dedication to making our state stronger, makes her the best choice to lead this office.

Prior to taking office in 2007, Lt. Governor Roberts spent over a decade as one of Rhode Island's most respected advocates for quality, affordable health care for families and small businesses and earned a statewide reputation for being a tireless leader on health and medical issues.

While serving in the Senate, Roberts was an acknowledged leader on healthcare reform issues. She is credited with creating the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner, an important mechanism for controlling health insurance costs and expanding primary care in Rhode Island. She championed legislation to protect the safety of residents in nursing homes. Then-Senator Roberts also led the effort to reform the corporate board structure at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island, providing for more transparency and public accountability. As Lt. Governor and most recently as chair of the state's Healthcare Reform Commission, Roberts has led the implementation of federal health reform in Rhode Island, a nationally recognized success in reducing the number of the uninsured and lowering the cost of health insurance.

I am honored to be joining the Raimondo administration and look forward to rolling up my sleeves to make sure Rhode Islanders of all ages have access to the quality services they deserve, Roberts said. Once confirmed, I will focus on how to improve our delivery systems across all agencies to make sure we are providing the best care, while reassessing our cost structures and contracts. I look forward to serving on the team that will advance Governor-elect Raimondo's vision for ensuring a healthy future for Rhode Islanders and a healthy economy for our state.

EOHHS coordinates the organization, finance and delivery of services and supports provided through the Department of Children, Youth and Families, Department of Health, Department of Human Services (including the divisions of Elderly Affairs and Veterans Affairs), and Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals.

Roberts has a degree from Brown University in Human Biology and an MBA in Health Care Management from Boston University.

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TEHRAN, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- After being detained over the summer, a reporter for the Washington Post was charged by an Iranian court Saturday.

Jason Rezaian, an Iranian American with dual citizenship, spent around 10 hours in a court in Tehran before charges were filed against him, though the nature of the charges remain unclear. A translator assisted Rezaian, who does not speak Farsi, and sources familiar with the case told the Washington Post Rezaian signed documents indicating he understood he was being charged.

Rezaian has been an Iran-based journalist since 2008, and in 2012 be became the Washington Post's correspondent in the country. He was arrested on July 22, 2014 with his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and another photojournalist. The detention came a day after Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance renewed Rezaian's press credentials. Also a journalist, Salehi was released on bail in October.

Before Saturday, Rezaian was held for over four months without being officially charged. This measure, allowed under Iranian law, was compounded by the court's refusal to allow Rezaian to meet with an attorney.

"If authorities had evidence that Rezaian had committed a real crime, they should have charged him shortly after his arrest," Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director for Human Rights Watch, said.

U.S. State Department officials brought up the subject of Rezaian and other Americans imprisoned in Iran during November negotiations in Vienna dealing with Iran's nuclear program and related sanctions.

Last month Iranian officials hinted that Revaian may be released soon, but earlier this week sources including Revaian's family said the Iranian government extended his detention another 60 days due to ongoing investigation.

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The Bihar government on Saturday removed Superintendent of Police of state Human Rights Commission, Amitabh Kumar Das, who had alleged links between Union minister of state Giriraj Singh and the outlawed Ranveer Sena, from the post.

Das has been transferred from the Human Rights Commission and made SP cum Assistant Citizens Security Commissioner, according to a notification issued by Home department here.S M Vakil Ahmad will take place of Das in the Bihar Human Rights Commission, the notification said.

The Rights Commission had on November 10 served a show cause to Das for writing to the Special Branch of state police alleging links between Union minister of state Giriraj Singh and the outlawed Ranveer Sena.The letter written by Das to Special Branch Inspector General (IG) J S Gangwar, and marked to BHRC Chairman and two members, alleged "sweet relations" between Singh, who is a Lok Sabha member from Nawada, and the outlawed Ranveer Sena, a private militia of upper castes landlords which allegedly committed several massacres in Bihar between 1996-2000.

The SP letter had come on November 10 when Giriraj Singh was made Union minister of state for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).The BHRC had swung into action and asked Das for clarification and for using the letterhead and the logo of the Commission, as well as, giving the impression that his opinion was Commission's opinion.BJP had taken strong exception to the event.

Reacting strongly to Das letter against Giriraj Singh, former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi had sought suspension of the IPS officer.Claiming that Das had a controversial track record, the senior BJP leader said the officer exceeded his jurisdiction by writing a letter to the IG (Special Branch) J S Gangwar for intimation to Intelligence Bureau (IB) about newly-appointed union minister's alleged links with the outlawed Ranvir Sena.

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