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Iran: Roxana Saberi freed

Posted 11 May 2009 17:12 GMT

Mohmmad Mostafai, an Iran based lawyer informs[fa] us in his blog that Roxana Saberi, Iranian-American journalist was freed on Monday in Iran.

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Written byFred Petrossian

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1 comment

  • Charles Liu

    As it turned out Roxana Saberi had mishandled classified document and visited placed forbidden by the Iranian government.

    Similiar rule exists for us Americans – we cann’t visit Cuba and ask Wen Ho Lee and Chi Mak about their prosecution.

    13 May 2009, 5:42 am
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