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By Faith Karimi and Mark Morgenstein, CNN

updated 2:20 PM EST, Sun December 7, 2014

Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, are shown in Iran last year.

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(CNN) -- The family of a Washington Post correspondent detained in Iran since July is calling on Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei "to show the international community that Iran is indeed a country that respects its laws."

Jason Rezaian, who holds dual American and Iranian citizenship, has been officially charged with unspecified crimes, the newspaper reported.

His family released a statement on Sunday saying that "in its ongoing disregard of Iran's 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."

Rezaian has been the paper's bureau chief in Tehran since 2012.

He attended a 10-hour court session in Tehran on Saturday, during which a judge revisited his case and Rezaian signed paperwork to acknowledge he understood he was being charged, the Post said.

"We're appalled by the injustice of it all," Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron said in an email message on Sunday morning.

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