Roxanne Saberi ( Persian رکسانا صابری , born 1977) is a US - Iranian journalist [1] who was arrested in Iran in February 2009 [2] , initially on charges of buying a bottle of wine, which is prohibited by Muslim law. She was accused of working without accreditation; the journalist’s certificate was canceled in 2006; On April 8, 2009, the Iranian government accused Saber of espionage. [3] The journalist was sentenced to eight years in prison on May 11, 2009. The Court of Appeal changed the reason for her accusation to steal secret information [4] , which she also denies [5] [6] , and commuted her sentence to 2 years on probation [7] [8] . In conclusion, she spent a total of 100 days [9] ; she currently continues to write articles on the Middle East and Iran [10] [11] .
| Roxanne Sabery | |
|---|---|
| رکسانا صابری | |
 | |
| Date of Birth | 1977 |
| Place of Birth | North Dakota , USA |
| Citizenship |  Iran  Japan  USA |
| Occupation | , , , |
| Father | Reza Saberi ( Iran ) |
| Mother | Akiko Saberi ( Japan ) |
| Awards and prizes | Miss North Dakota , 1997 Scholar Award 1998 |
| Website | RoxanaSaberi.com |
After her release, Roxanne wrote the book Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran (Eng. Between Two Worlds: My Life and Imprisonment in Iran), which was published by HarperCollins on March 30, 2010 [12] [13] and in 2011 year translated into German [14] . She also repeatedly defended Iranian “prisoners of conscience” [15] and Iranians detained after the 2009 presidential election in the country [16] .
Saber’s awards include the Medal of Courage Medal she received in 2008 [17] , the 2009 Hilaria Alpi Press Freedom Prize [18] , the Valor Award from the 2009 National University Sports Association [19] and the Middle East Democracy Project Award East 2010 [20] . Since 2013 he has been working at Al Jazeera America.
She won the Miss North Dakota Regional Competition in 1997 [21] .
Notes
- ↑ Roxana Saberi - Harry Walker Agency, Inc.
- ↑ Roxana Saberi released from Tehran jail
- ↑ Roxana Saberi, US Journalist Jailed in Iran, Exclusive Interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America - ABC News . Date of treatment March 31, 2013. Archived April 5, 2013.
- ↑ Reporter Saberi leaves Iran jail , BBC News; Jailed US journalist Roxana Saberi 'had secret document on war in Iraq' , TimesOnline
- ↑ , [1] NPR "Roxana Saberi On Her Imprisonment in Iran, May 28, 2009
- ↑ Roxana Saberi: Caught 'Between Two Worlds' , NPR, 2010-03-30.
- ↑ US Reporter Jailed in Iran to Soon Be Freed , Fox News (May 11, 2009). Archived on November 27, 2011. Date of treatment June 16, 2009.
- ↑ Jailed Iran reporter 'to be free' , BBC (May 11, 2009). Date of treatment June 16, 2009.
- ↑ Roxana Saberi, Journalist Held In Iranian Prison For 100 Days
- ↑ Roxana Saberi's insights on Iranians | StarTribune.com
- ↑ Acclaimed Journalist Roxana Saberi to Speak with Facing History Audiences
- ↑ Read Excerpt: 'Between Two Worlds' by Roxana Saberi Neopr . ABC News (March 30, 2010). Date of treatment March 30, 2010. Archived on April 5, 2013.
- ↑ Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran Archived March 28, 2013 by Wayback Machine , Harper Collins
- ↑ 3sat.de (Sendung Kulturzeit vom 9.März 2011)
- ↑ [2] "Will Elections Loosen the Grip of Iran's Hard-liners?" The Washington Post, June 11, 2009
- ↑ [3] (link unavailable) "Journalist Roxana Saberi urges Iran to free aid worker, expresses worry about current unrest," Associated Press, June 24, 2009
- ↑ The Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism March 3, 2012 Archived at Wayback Machine , Medill School Northwestern Universit
- ↑ A Roxana Saberi il premio Ilaria Alpi 2009 per la liberta (link not available)
- ↑ NCAA Awards of Valor go to Phillips, Saberi (link not available) , National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2009-11-11
- ↑ POMED's Annual Award Reception (unreachable link) . Date of treatment March 28, 2013. Archived November 20, 2013.
- ↑ Roxana Saberi . Concordia College. Date of treatment April 18, 2009. Archived April 5, 2013.
Links
- Official site RoxanaSaberi.com
- FreeRoxana.net
- Roxana Saberi updates at the Committee to Protect Journalists