Smiling Saberi 'Happy' to Be Free

Journalist promises to give details on case after recovering from prison ordeal

(NEWSER) - Freed US journalist Roxana Saberi arrived in Austria today after leaving Iran, AP reports. A beaming Saberi—released this week after spending four months in an Iranian jail accused of spying—thanked all of her supporters. "Both journalists and non-journalists around the world supported me very much and it was very moving for me to hear this," she said. More»

(NEWSER) - The father of the Iranian-American journalist jailed for spying in Iran says he will remain in the country until she is freed, the AP reports. “I demand them to release my daughter as soon as possible so that she can return to her normal life and continue her job,” Reza Saberi said of 31-year-old Roxana Saberi. A judge said the trial would begin next week at Iran’s Revolutionary Court, normally reserved for cases relating to national security. More»

Jailed US journalist has prison term cut to two years suspended

(NEWSER) - Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American reporter jailed in Tehran for the last 5 months, has been freed and reunited with her parents, the AP reports. An appeals court yesterday cut her sentence to a 2-year suspended term, down from the 8 years she was given for spying for the US. The case sparked international concern, and Saberi undertook a two-week hunger strike to protest her conviction. More»

(NEWSER) - Roxana Saberi’s appeal hearing will take place tomorrow, Reuters reports. The lawyer for the jailed American-Iranian journalist said it’s unclear when his client will find out if her 8-year sentence for espionage has been dropped or reduced. "The verdict could come next week or any other time,” he said. US officials have called the charges against Saberi baseless and demanded her immediate release. More»

Iranian judiciary denies strike, father says she's 'very weak'

(NEWSER) - Jailed journalist Roxana Saberi has ended her 2-week hunger strike a day after the Iranian judiciary said she'll get an appeal hearing on her spying conviction, Reuters reports. The Iranian-American consumed only dates and sweetened water and became "very weak," her father said. The hearing on Saberi's 8-year sentence for spying is scheduled for next week. More»