The Guardian | Jamiles Lartey: Marzieh Hashemi tells Guardian she was denied halal food and had hijab removed while held as �material witness�

An American newscaster for the Iranian government�s Press TV network, who was detained by the US government without being charged, has complained of mistreatment as she was held as a material witness in a criminal case.

�This is something that needs to be condemned across the table,� said Marzieh Hashemi, whose 10-day detention ended when she was released late on Wednesday. �It is not about me. It is about the US justice department and government � that they feel that they can just take people�s rights away, sweep them off of the streets, hold them in the name of being a material witness and not charging them � indefinitely.�

Hashemi�s detention and the limited details initially made available by authorities have prompted condemnation in the US and abroad, especially among press freedom and Muslim-advocacy groups including the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

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