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Timeline of The Saberi Case
31 January : Roxana Saberi is arrested. 1 March : The US public radio network NPR breaks the news of her arrest (after being alerted by her father on 10 February). 2 March : Foreign ministry spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi says Saberi was working “illegally” in Iran. 3 March : Judiciary spokesman Alireza Jamshidi says she has been “arrested on the order of the Tehran revolutionary court and is being held in Evin prison.” 9 April : Saberi is charged with spying by deputy prosecutor Hassan Zare Dehnavi. This charge is often used by the Iranian authorities to arrest journalists and tighten the muzzle on freedom of expression. 13 April : Saberi is tried in a closed-door hearing on a charge of spying for the United States. 18 April : Saberi is sentenced to eight years in prison. 20 April : Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi announces that she will join the Saberi defence team. 21 April : Saberi begins her hunger strike. 25 April : Her lawyer files an appeal against her conviction.Officials in Iran need to know your concern for Roxana Saberi and your desire to return her home, and while she is in Iran to have a fair appeals process.
Write to:
His Excellency Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee,
Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran
622 Third Ave.
New York, NY 1007
e-mail: iran@un.int
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