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Roxana Saberi

Journalist arrested in Iran

NPR: Authorities in Iran have arrested and detained an American freelance journalist who has reported for NPR, the BBC and other news organizations. Roxana Saberi, 31, was born in the United States to an Iranian-born father and Japanese-born mother. Saberi moved to Iran six years ago and was arrested in Tehran almost a month ago. In an interview with NPR, her father, Reza Saberi, said he last heard from her on Feb. 10. "She called from an unknown place and said she's been kept in detention," he said from Fargo, N.D., where her family lives. He said she had been in detention for 10 days at that point. "She said that she had bought a bottle of wine and the person that sold it had reported it and then they came and arrested her," he said, adding that that was just an excuse to arrest her >>>

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How can we help?

by lucifercus (not verified) on Sun Mar 01, 2009 01:56 AM PST

a difficult question. apparently Iran is not a country where spys and bad hejabs can stay and earn mony for ever. The best solution is now to make a deal with mullah administration, pay some JEZIEH and take the MISS out of Iran with declaration she would never again enter that country.


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Roxana Saberi Journalist arrested in Iran

by Faribors Maleknasri M.D. (not verified) on Sun Mar 01, 2009 01:50 AM PST

on behalf of a clear reason which has to be investigated. The administration has made things public. But how about Guantanamo? may be somebody - at best one the best informed personalities - will report also about that jail. In case of saberi: I assum the reason of her arresting is not her worst hejab.
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What was she thinking?

by Say What? (not verified) on Sun Mar 01, 2009 01:44 AM PST

I am very sorry to hear the plight of this young woman, but she has brought misfortune upon herself by purchasing alcohol from a untrustworthy vendor. Alcoholic beverages are illegal in Iran and she surely knew that. This is not a case where a half-Iranian tourist was on a short visit to the country in order to get in touch with her Iranian heritage and simply made a terrible blunder during her travels. No, Roxana was an individual who had lived in Iran for six long years and was well aquainted with the laws pertaining to alcohol possession and consumption. I really, really feel sorry for her and I pray that she is able to extricate herself from this situation, but...if she can't, the only person that she can blame for whatever consequences she might face is herself. God help her because under Shariah, the Mollahs won't.


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How can we be of help?

by canWeHelp (not verified) on Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:49 PM PST

I heard the report on NPR this morning. Thank you for bringing it up to this forum’s attention. Would someone please advice as to how each of us could be of help?

Is there a petition somewhere that needs to be signed by everybody?

Should we all email our concern (May be a form letter could be posted that we all could use) to a person (in or outside Iran) who could do something about this?


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