TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A Newsweek journalist accused of making false accusations against the Iranian government in the wake of the disputed presidential election in June was released from prison Saturday, Iranian media reported. Various organizations and individuals signed petitions asking for release of journalist Bahari, Newsweek says. Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-Canadian correspondent based in Tehran, was among the more than 100 journalists, reformist leaders and former government ministers who went on trial in August in Iran's Revolutionary Court. Bahari was released from Evin prison on nearly $300,000 bail after spending four months behind bars, a revolutionary court spokesman told the news agency. The conditions of his release were not disclosed.
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Maziar Bahari was accused of making false accusations against Iranian government
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The Newsweek journalist stood trial in August in Iran's Revolutionary Court
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"Humanitarian considerations" thought to play role in release, Newsweek says
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Thousands arrested, more than 100 stood trial after disputed presidential election
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