Roxana Saberi

Roxana Saberi

Roxana Saberi is a freelance journalist who was arrested in Iran in February, 2009, on unspecified charges. She is from Fargo, North Dakota.

 
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US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi talks with media on May 12, 2009 in Tehran, Iran. Saberi had been freed from prison on Monday after an appeals court suspended her eight-year jail sentence. Roxana , a 32-year-old dual Iranian-American citizen, was convicted last month of spying for the U.S. and sentenced to eight years in prison. An appeals court reduced her jail term on Monday to a two-year suspended sentence. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) more pics » US-born reporter Roxana Saberi , who has been freed from an Iranian jail, said on Tuesday she has no immediate plans for the future and for now merely ... Read Full Story
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Roxana Saberi was freed on Monday May 11, nearly Four months after she was arrested on charges of spying for the U.S in Iran. The 32 year old Roxana Saberi is a dual Iranian-American citizen and will be soon back at home in Fargo, North Dakota in United States. As Huffington Post Reported:- Saberi’s arrest in late January, followed by a secretive, one-day trial and a heavy prison sentence, prompted sharp U.S. criticism. Soon after, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other officials appeared to back off, suggesting the sentence could be reversed. On Monday, an appeals court reduced her jail term to a two-year ... Read Full Story
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Roxana Saberi, pictured before her imprisonment, has been held in Tehran's Evin jail since her arrest in January The American journalist on hunger strike for two weeks in protest over her imprisonment in Iran has been taken to hospital after she intensified her fast by refusing to drink water. Reporters Without Borders said today that Roxana Saberi was taken to a clinic at Tehran's Evin prison, where she has been held since her arrest in January. She was released from the clinic within a day after again drinking water, the press freedom group said. Akiko Saberi, the Japanese mother of Roxana Saberi, talks at ... Read Full Story
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Browse > Home / Article-byline , BREAKING NEWS , COURT NEWS , Featured , JOURNALISM- News , Politics , TERRORISM / American-Iranian Journalist Roxana Saberi Leaves Iran May 15, 2009 Sentence Reduced But Saberi Not Acquitted Of Espionage Charges Reporter was arrested while buying a bottle of wine, which is illegal in Iran Tehran, Iran ( RPRN ) 5/15/2009- -The American journalist recently freed from an Iranian prison has left Iran.Associates of Roxana Saberi say she left the country early Friday aboard a flight to Austria from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport. The plane landed in Vienna several hours later. After her release from prison, ... Read Full Story
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An Iranian-American scholar whom Iran once accused of fomenting political unrest has been arrested by authorities there for the second time in two years, his family said Friday. Security forces arrested Kian Tajbakhsh late Thursday, a family member told The Associated Press. The relative was in contact with Tajbakhsh's wife, who witnessed the arrest in Tehran. There was no independent confirmation from Iranian authorities. The relative spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of concern that public comments could aggravate Tajbakhsh's situation. The arrest comes amid high political tension in Iran. Tehran has seen massive demonstrations following disputed June 12 presidential elections. ... Read Full Story
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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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“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 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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Reuters yesterday released a collection of their best pictures taken over the last 9 years. They’re powerful. This is the slideshow our picture department put together. Related posts:Roxana Saberi and the confidential document This is the first picture I’ve seen of Roxana...What is OK to publish? Dying Joshua Bernard? Wounded Iraqi baby? Why is it okay to distribute this? And not ok...Justice Albie Sachs. Last tour of the Constitutional...  
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After being held for 100 days in Iran’s Evin Prison, Iranian and American dual citizen Roxana Saberi was charged with being a threat to Iran’s national security, sentenced to a two year suspended sentence and banned from reporting in Iran for five years. Hours after her release, Reza Saberi – her father – fielded questions from the media as Saberi went to a friend’s home. After a brief statement, Saberi spent a few days in Iran, leaving to...  
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Addressing a packed room of several hundred people, freed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, along with National...  
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Journalists: Free press always under attackSalt Lake TribuneLecture » Journalist Roxana Saberi and NPR news analyst Daniel Schorr speak at Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School. By Matthew D. LaPlante In the midst of ...Saberi, NPR analyst laud freedom of pressDeseret Newsall 3 news articles »  
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