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March 4, 2009
Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Allison M. Stevens
(703) 854-3590
astevens@unityjournalists.org
UNITY Calls for Immediate Release of Journalist Roxana Saberi
UNITY '99 student projects participant being held in Iran
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Additional Information
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- Iran Frees Jailed American Journalist Roxana Saberi
Wall Street Journal
May 11, 2009
- US Reporter free after Iran jail term suspended
AFP
May 11, 2009
- Father's joy at Saberi release
BBC NEWS
May 11, 2009
- Iran to free U.S. journalist, father says
CNN
May 11, 2009
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Imprisoned U.S. journalist ends hunger strike
CNN
May 6, 2009
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Iran Court To Review Journalist’s Conviction
The Washington Post
May 6, 2009
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Iran says US journalist could ask for amnesty: report
AFP,
April 29, 2009
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Second day of Reporters Without Borders hunger strike in support of Roxana Saberi
Reporters Without Borders for Press Freedom,
April 29, 2009
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US ‘very concerned’ about reporter’s health in Iran
AFP,
April 28, 2009
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What’s Next for Iranian-American Journalist Roxana Saberi?
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty,
April 28, 2009
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French group urges Iran to free US journalist
Associated Press,
April 28, 2009
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Reporter Jailed in Iran Passes Week on Fast
The New York Times,
April 28, 2009
Jailed U.S. journalist on hunger strike, father says
CNN,
April 26, 2009
- Iran orders quick appeal for U.S. Journalist, report says
CNN,
April 20, 2009
- Clinton Renews Call on Iran to Free Roxana Saberi
Voice of America,
April 20, 2009
- My Interview with Roxana Saberi’s Lawyer: “She Was Shocked and Distraught”
Huffington Post,
April 20, 2009
- Roxana Saberi Convicted on Spying Charge – AAJA releases Statement (AAJA/UNITY joint statement)
April 19, 2009
- Iran Sentences Roxana Saberi to 8 Years
Richard Prince’s Journalisms,
April 18, 2009
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Iran charges US reporter with spying
Agence-France Press
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Clinton Calls for Iran to Release American Reporter Charged With Spying
The New York Times
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Saberi’s parents go to Iran; State Department intervenes
CPJ Blog, March 31, 2009
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Clinton sends Iran letter urging Saberi’s release
KXnet.com, March 31, 2009
- Appeals for Arrested Journalist's Release
NPR, March 22, 2009
- Iranian Imprisonment Straining Journalist Roxana Saberi's Mental State, Says Lawyer
Women on the Web, March 20, 2009
- Saberi to stay imprisoned for another couple weeks
MSNBC, March 19, 2009
- News Organizations Urge Release of Journalist
NPR, March 10, 2009
- CPJ circulates petition for release of Roxana Saberi
Committee to Protect Journalists, March 5, 2009
- U.S.-Iranian writer held in Evin jail
Reuters, March 4, 2009
- U.S. Journalist held at Tehran's Evin prison
Committee to Protect Journalists, March 3, 2009
- Iran 'holds unlicensed' reporter
BBC, March 2, 2009
- Iran says activities of US journalist 'illegal'
Forbes.com, March 2, 2009
- Radio Reporter From the U.S. Is Held by Iran
The New York Times, March 1, 2009
- Roxana Saberi, Former Miss North Dakota, Journalist, Arrested in Iran For Buying Bottle of Wine, Says Her Father
The Huffington Post, March 1, 2009
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McLean, Va. (3/4/09) - UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. stands together with the Asian American Journalists Association in urging for the immediate release of Roxana Saberi, a U.S. journalist based in Iran. Ms. Saberi, has been held by the Iranian government for the last month without any announced charges.
Ms. Saberi, a past UNITY students project participant in 1999, is a freelance reporter and has lived in Iran for the last six years; she was previously with NPR.
"A free press is one of the hallmarks of a society that respects human rights. We are therefore troubled by the detaining of journalists without any given reason," said UNITY president Rafael Olmeda.
"We urge the Iranian government to provide an immediate explanation as to why she is being held. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ms. Saberi and her family during this difficult time, and we hope to see her released without delay."
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About UNITY: Journalists of Color
UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. is a strategic alliance advocating news coverage about people of color, and aggressively challenging its organizations at all levels to reflect the nation’s diversity. UNITY, representing more than 10,000 journalists of color, is comprised of four national associations: Asian American Journalists Association, National Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and the Native American Journalists Association.
In addition to planning the largest regular gathering of journalists in the nation, UNITY develops programs and institutional relationships that promote its mission. For more information on UNITY, visit www.unityjournalists.org, email info@unityjournalists.org or call (703) 854-3585.
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