Roxana saberi biography of albert
Authors: Saberi, Roxana.
Roxana Saberi had been living and working in Iran for nearly six years when four men forced her from her Tehran apartment one morning in January.
Roxana Saberi
American journalist (born 1977)
Roxana Saberi (born April 26, 1977) is an American journalist who works as a correspondent for CBS News.[2] In 2009, she was held prisoner in Iran's Evin Prison for 101 days under accusations of espionage.[3] She subsequently wrote a book about the experience.
On April 8, 2009, the Iranian government charged Saberi with espionage, which she denied.[4] She was subsequently convicted and sentenced to an eight-year prison term.[5][6][7][8] An appeals court reduced the charge against her from espionage to possessing classified information,[9] a charge which she also denied,[3] and reduced her eight-year prison term to a two-year suspended sentence.[10][11] She was released on May 11, 2009.
Early life and education
Saberi was born in Belleville, New Jersey, the daughter of Reza Saberi, who was born in Iran, and Akiko Sabe