The Plight of Roxana Saberi
Another Vicitm of the Islamic Republic's Twisted View of the World
Roxana Saberi is an Iranian American Freelance Reporter who has been in Iran writing and reporting for a number of leading news agencies. Right now, the Iranian Judiciary has detained her. The first charge I saw was that she was detained for buying wine. That was bogus. Now, the charge is that she has been detained because she continued her work after her credentials was revoked. I commend the Commitee to Protect Journalists for pressing for her freedom. Over 10,000 people signed her facebook petition. I do wonder whether submitting it to Idiotnejad was worth the effort, though.
I am seeing reports that she may be released soon. I hope that this will not discourage her from writing about the Middle East and Iran in particular.
Mike Pouraryan
