Apr 26th, 2009 · Roxana Saberi turns 32 Sunday — in prison. Saberi, a dual American-Iranian citizen, was convicted in Iran of spying for the U.S. and sentenced to eight years in prison. Her attorney filed an appeal Saturday, the same day her father, Reza Saberi, announced that she had started a hunger strike.
Apr 20th, 2009 · The unusual decision signals a possible struggle between officials who want to defuse tension over the case and those looking to spark it. American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi was convicted of spying and sentenced to eight years in prison.
Apr 18th, 2009 · Roxana Saberi, a 31-year-old dual American-Iranian citizen who has reported for NPR, was sentenced to eight years in prison, her lawyer said Saturday.