DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A U.S. federal judge has awarded a Washington Post journalist and his family nearly $180 million in their lawsuit against Iran over his 544 days in captivity and torture while being held on internationally criticized espionage charges.
U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon in Washington entered the judgment late Friday in Rezaian’s case. He described how authorities in Iran denied the journalist sleep, medical care, and abused him during his imprisonment.
