TEHRAN — An Iranian-American journalist sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of spying for the United States was released Monday, a legal turnabout that removes an obstacle to President Obama’s opening to Iran but illustrates the volatility of the Iranian government.
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Roxana Saberi Freed!
By Borzou Daragahi
7:11 AM PDT, May 11, 2009
Reporting from Beirut — Authorities released Iranian American journalist Roxana Saberi from a Tehran prison today after an Iranian appeals court suspended her sentence on an espionage charge, said an Iranian judiciary official.
Saberi’s sentence was trimmed from eight years in prison to a two-year suspended sentence after a lengthy appeals court hearing today, attorney Abdul-Samad Khorramshahi said in a telephone interview from the Iranian capital.
Reporter’s Hearing in Iran Is Moved to Earlier Date
By NAZILA FATHI
Published: May 9, 2009
TEHRAN — An appeals court hearing for Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist who was sentenced to eight years in prison on spying charges, is scheduled for Sunday, two days earlier than expected, one of her lawyers said Saturday.
The lawyer, Abdolsamad Khoramshahi, said he had initially been told that the case would be heard Tuesday but was later informed that a mistake had been made.
Saberi ends hunger strike in Iran
The jailed US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi has ended a two-week hunger strike, her father Reza Saberi says.
Roxana Saberi, 32, began eating again on Monday evening. She started the fast on 21 April to protest against an eight-year jail sentence for spying.
Her lawyer told the BBC that an appeals court would hear her case on 12 May. He said the verdict would be announced the same day or within a week.
Hostage Diplomacy: Roxana Saberi and the Three Jailed Iranian Diplomats
In response to a piece in which I thoroughly criticized the Iranian Intelligence regarding the arrest of American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, I was contacted by an Iranian diplomat who asked, me; if it’s all about human rights, why isn’t anybody talking about the three Iranian diplomats who have been taken hostage by the U.S. forces in Iraq since 2007?
Iran’s President Refuses to Say Whether Roxana Saberi May Be Freed
“I am not a judge, and I do not pass judgment over judicial cases,” Ahmadinejad said in an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. “In Iran, the judiciary is independent. I have stressed like others she should be accorded her full rights.”
Jesse Jackson offers to go to Iran to help free journalist
“If our voices are heard in Iran today, I would be anxious to travel with a delegation to Iran, if we are permitted, and make an appeal for her freedom,” said the longtime civil rights activist, according to his Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Jackson, 67, was speaking Tuesday at a peace conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Swiss and Iran presidents discuss energy, Saberi
GENEVA, April 19 (Reuters) – The presidents of Iran and Switzerland met on Sunday to discuss diplomatic issues including an eight-year jail sentence for a U.S.-Iranian journalist convicted in Iran of spying.
Jailed American Gets Support From Obama and Iran’s President
Earlier on Sunday, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had sent a letter to Tehran’s chief prosecutor instructing him to ensure that Ms. Saberi is given the opportunity to present a full defense.
Obama dismayed by Iran sentence
President Barack Obama “is deeply disappointed at this news,” his spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
Correspondents say the case will have serious implications for US-Iranian relations at a time when Mr Obama has reached out to the Tehran.
Iran sentences U.S. journalist to 8 years
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — A U.S. journalist in Iran was sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage, her father, lawyer and news reports said Saturday — a sentence that prompted denunciation from the United States.
Reports in Iranian media, including an Iranian judiciary source quoted Saturday by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency, confirmed the sentence of Roxana Saberi, a 31-year-old Iranian-American from North Dakota.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was “deeply disappointed” by the news.
What Does Iran Want for Roxana Saberi?
By Robert Mackey
The trial of Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American who has been charged with spying for the United States, began on Monday in Tehran, according to a report by the Iranian state news agency IRNA. Ms. Saberi was arrested in January after her press credentials had expired and Iran called her subsequent reports “illegal.”
US journalist put on trial in Iran
A US-Iranian journalist has been put on trial in Iran, charged with spying for United States.
Ali Reza Jamshidi, a judiciary spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday that Roxana Saberi’s trial had begun behind closed doors the previous day.
“Yesterday, the first trial session was held. She presented her final defence,” he said.
“Her charge was spying for foreigners …”
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