Roxana Saberi

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

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

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

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

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