Akiko Saberi

Akiko Saberi

Akiko Saberi is the mother of American-born journalist Roxana Sabieri, who was arrested while reporting from Iran after being accused of spying for the U.S. government.

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U.S. journalist jailed for eight years for spying in Iran walks free... into her mother's waiting arms

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Roxana appears to break down as her mother pulls her close This is the emotional moment a U.S.-born journalist was reunited with her mother as she walked free from an Iranian court that had overturned her eight-year jail sentence for spying. Roxana Saberi, 32, had been convicted of spying for the U.S. in Iran and sentenced to eight years behind bars. But an Iranian appeal court cut the former Miss North Dakota's sentence to a suspended two-year term - a move welcomed by Barack Obama as a 'humanitarian gesture'. The pair cling to one another in relief outside Tehran's Evin prison yesterday An overjoyed ... Read Full Story

How US Journalist Roxana Saberi's image of Iran came crahing in [Video GMA & VOA]

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Perhaps Roxana should realize this is not the right time - the Iran of her father's time - is at best suppressed - at worst almost forgotten. It is an Islamic police state. A place which enforces the religious views of the few. And those few - want to enforce their view on the world - under their 'Islamic Revolution'. What can she tell us - that some people in Iran object to this. These people with little power - some of whom sat in prison next to her. Then we will believe her. But Iran is like the child soldier who once played ... Read Full Story

Beauty Queen and Journalist Roxana Saberi Sets Free from Prison

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The controversial former beauty queen and American journalist, Roxana Saberi has been freed from prison after four months in a Tehran prison and two weeks of hunger strike. She was accused of spying for a "hostile" nation (Iran's words), the United States of America. The news comes after the decision of an Iranian appeals court to reduce her original eight-year sentence for spying. Her lawyer says she shed tears of relief at the news. Friends and supporters of jailed U.S.-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi rejoiced over the decision by an Iranian appeals court to release her, and Saberi wept after hearing the news. Eyewitnesses say ... Read Full Story

US journalists to go on trial in N.Korea

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Two US women journalists will go on trial in North Korea at 3 pm (0600 GMT) Thursday, state media reported, on charges that could send them to a labour camp. TV reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee were detained by North Korean border guards on March 17 while researching a story about refugees fleeing the hardline communist state. Pyongyang previously said they would face trial for "hostile acts" and illegally entering the country. The Korean Central News Agency said Thursday that the two would be tried at the North's Central Court "on the basis of the indictment already brought against them." The agency -- ... Read Full Story

Journalist says she falsely confessed to spying

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Journalist Roxana Saberi, who spent four months in an Iranian prison on espionage charges, said in her first in-depth interview that she initially confessed to being a spy but later recanted. In remarks to National Public Radio News, Saberi, 32, said her confession was forced and that she believes her decision to recant prompted the Iranian prosecutor to send her case to trial instead of allowing her to go free. "My confession was false and I thought I had to fabricate it to save myself," she said. The Iranian government arrested her in Tehran on Jan. 31 and charged her with spying for the ... Read Full Story
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Formerly Detained Journalist Roxana Saberi to Receive NCAA Valor Award
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will honor formerly imprisoned journalist Roxana Saberi with its 2010 Award of Valor next month during its annual convention in Atlanta.  
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Concordia College Grad Roxana Saberi to Receive 2010 NCAA 'Award of Valor...
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will honor journalist Roxana Saberi, graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., with its 2010 Award of Valor. Concordia is one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The award is presented to current or former student-athletes, coaches or administrators who have shown uncommon bravery and courage in the face of grave...  
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Concordia College Grad Roxana Saberi to Receive 2010 NCAA 'Award of Valor'
CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will honor journalist Roxana Saberi, graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., with its 2010 Award of Valor. Concordia is one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The award is presented to current or former student-athletes, coaches or administrators who have shown uncommon bravery and courage in the face of grave...  
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Roxana Saberi: Credibility Questioned
“That upset me,“ says Mike Williams, resident of Fargo and former supporter of Roxana Saberi. Many in Fargo and sister city of Moorhead, MN share the same reaction, littering Fargo’s newspaper, In-Forum, with...read more  
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A Matter of Credibility: Roxana Saberi, Military Intelligence Connections and...
A Matter of Credibility: Roxana Saberi, Military Intelligence Connections and IranOpEdNews“That upset me,“ says Mike Williams, resident of Fargo and former supporter of Roxana Saberi. Many in Fargo and sister city of Moorhead, MN share the same ...  
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Liberal Media: Protecting Roxana Saberi
In fact, before she returned to Fargo, she was in contact with Washington attorney and literary agent Robert Barnett. On May 27, 2009, when Saberi met with Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, Barnett was seated in the office of that meeting. Barnet represented both of the Clintons in their respective book deals. He is also a friend of Hilary Clinton, being one of the first to tell her that the reports of Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica...  
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Saberi film takes top honours in Abu Dhabi
Saberi film takes top honours in Abu DhabiMaktoob Business'No One Knows About Persian Cats', written by American journalist Roxana Saberi and her partner Bahman Ghobadi, won the Black Pearl award for Audience ...and more »  
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