US Journalist Roxana Saberi Freed

by Mary Richard | May 11, 2009 at 05:37 am
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American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi has now been freed.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A lawyer for a U.S. journalist jailed in Iran says she has been freed from prison after an appeals court suspended her eight-year jail sentence.

Abdolsamad Khorramshahi says Roxana Saberi is "now out of jail."

An Iranian appeals court has reduced the eight-year jail sentence to a suspended two-year term, her lawyers said. Ms Saberi was given the lengthy sentence during a secret hearing last month that led to a diplomatic incident between Washington and Tehran.

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Uwe Paschen

Well that would be a slap in the face to all those that insulted Iran and called it names as Its President said that the legal system will do its job and that he has no jurisdiction over it.

This is good news. 

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Uwe Paschen

It should say US-Iran Journalist though, since she is dual Citizen.

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Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

This is good news.  I wonder if she can leave Iran with the two year suspended sentence.

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René

They need to get her out of country, regardless of boyfriend.

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Albert Milliron

Glad to hear.  Thanks for getting this story up so fast

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Barbara McPherson

Good news indeed. 

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Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

Great story.

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Babel-Fish

Are they?

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Karen Hatter

Great news, apparently achieved without 'Get out of town by sundown or we'll (fill in the blank)!' cowboy-style diplomacy. 

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Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

Why does everything have to become politicized.  They ordered a review and reduced her sentence.  We should all be pleased with the results.  Hopefully she is going to be permitted to leave Iran.  That part of the story is still untold. 

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158

Goos news.

Great story.

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Tomitheos Linardos

Thanks for posting this update

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