Marzieh Hashemi

Marzieh Hashemi talks to MNA on:

Why are so many people in the West turning to Islam?

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – In an interview with Mehr News Agency, American-Iranian journalist and television presenter Marzieh Hashemi talks about why so many Westerners are converting to Islam?

Marzieh Hashemi back in Tehran after days of detention in US

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi, who was jailed in the US without charge for days and later freed amid public outcry, arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday.

Detained Press TV Journalist released by US authorities

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The US government has released without charge Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi after 10 days of illegal detention, the Tehran-based Press TV said Wednesday.

Scholars, journalists protest at detention of Marzieh Hashemi

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MAN) – Senior Iranian activists, scholars and journalists held a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday to voice protest at the detention of Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi in the United States, asking for her immediate release.

Iran summons Swiss amb. over case of detained journalist by US

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi said Tue. that the Swiss ambassador to Tehran was summoned to receive Iran’s protest against the continued detention of female journalist Marzieh Hashemi by US authorities.

Iranian MP warns Poland of retaliatory action regarding anti-Iran conf.

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Mostafa Kavakebian, a member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security committee, has criticized Poland for hosting US-sponsored anti-Iran conference, warning that Iran will respond in kind.

Marzieh Hashemi to reappear before jury on Wednesday

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Hashemi's son, Hussein, said her mother, the Press TV anchorwoman who has been detained by the FBI in the United States, is slated to appear before the jury for a third time on Wednesday.

US still violates civil rights of black men, women: Zarif

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister has condemned the continuation of detention of an Iranian female journalist in US jails, saying that the US government still violates human rights of black people.

Iranian judiciary chief orders legal officials to secure release of jailed journalist

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iranian judiciary chief has called on legal apparatuses of the country to take legal action to secure the release of jailed anchorwoman Marzieh Hashemi.

By: Sondoss Al Asaad

Why Marzieh Hashemi?

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MAN) – Marzieh Hashemi, aka Melanie Franklin, is a veteran American-African journalist who has converted to Islam, in the wake of the 1979's Islamic revolution and has worked as a journalist in the Islamic Republic of Iran, since 2008.

JCPOA Supervisory Board to have final say on leaving or remaining in deal

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi says that the JCPOA Supervisory Board will decide whether to leave or remain in the nuclear deal.

Iranians rally in front of Swiss Embassy to support detained journalist

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iranian students, journalists and people from different walks of life are holding a demonstration in front of the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which handles the US consular affairs in Iran, to protest the illegal detention of a US-born anchor working for Iran's Press TV by the US authorities.

Expediency Council to decide on Palermo, CFT within a month

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, stressing that the Iranian government will not accept anything that is contrary to the Islamic Republic's norms and principles, said the Expediency Council will decide on Palermo and CFT conventions within a month.

Larijani slams US double standards regarding human rights

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani rebuked the arrest of Marzieh Hashemi, a US-born anchor working for Iran's Press TV, saying such tricky measures prove Washington’s double standards regarding human rights.

Hashemi’s arrest, a clear violation of ‘human rights’ by US

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – A deputy at Iran’s Justice Ministry slammed the unlawful arrest of Marzieh Hashemi, a US-born anchor working for Iran's Press TV, saying it is a clear violation of freedom of speech and human rights.

Iranians to hold demo against journalist’s detention in US tomorrow

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Iranian students, journalists and people from different backgrounds have planned to hold a demonstration in front of Swiss embassy in Tehran tomorrow to protest the illegal detention of a US-born anchor working for Iran's Press TV by the US authorities.

Marzieh Hashemi's family and friends demand her immediate release: letter

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – The family and friends of Marzieh Hashemi, a US-born anchor working for Iran's Press TV, have demanded her immediate release from the US prison since she has not been accused of any crimes.

Human rights groups protest to arrest of Marzieh Hashemi at BBC wall

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Inminds Human Rights Group and Islamic Human Rights Commission carried out a guerilla projection on the walls of the BBC in London for not revealing US mistreatments toward the detained anchor of Iranian PressTV.

US court says Marzieh Hashemi held as material witness

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Marzieh Hashemi, an US-Born anchor working for Iran's state television, is being held in the United States as a material witness and has not been accused of any crimes, a court document shows.

Iranian anchor detained in US unlikely to be released immediately

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – A court in the United States has confirmed the arrest of US-born Iranian Press TV news presenter Marzieh Hashemi as a material witness in an unspecified investigation.

Detained Iranian anchor to appear in US court on Friday

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Iran's English-language Press TV says its news presenter Marzieh Hashemi, who has been imprisoned by the FBI on unspecified charges, is due to appear in a Washington, DC, court on Friday.

US must wait for consequences of its political game

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – The Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian denounced the detention of Press TV's Marzieh Hashemi by the US, as "a political game."

Hezbollah denounces detention of Iranian anchor Marzieh Hashemi

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Hezbollah has lashed out at the US authorities’ detention of Iranian journalist, Marzieh Hashemi, calling for her immediate release.

Marzieh Hashemi’s arrest, a political game: Zarif

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rebuked the arrest of the Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi, who was detained by the US authorities on Sunday.

Iran Basij condemns ‘barbaric’ detention of Iranian journalist by US authorities

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – The Iranian Basij volunteer forces have condemned today’s inhuman and barbaric arrest of Tehran-based Press TV anchorwoman Marzieh Hashemi in the United States.

Iran condemns US' arrest of Press TV anchor

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Condemning the arrest of a Press TV news anchor in the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi described US as a ‘dangerous’ country for journalists.