Free Roxana Saberi!

To:  Iranian authorities

Free Roxana Saberi!

Once again, we witness another brave Iranian, this time a lady, whose only fault is caring for Iran is sentenced to a long prison term. The least we should do is to dispute her conviction and show support for her family.

Roxana Saberi, a 31-year-old dual American-Iranian citizen, was arrested in late January and initially accused of working without press credentials. But earlier this month, an Iranian judge leveled a far more serious allegation, charging her with spying for the United States.

The Fargo, North Dakota native had been living in Iran for six years and had worked as a freelance reporter for several news organizations including National Public Radio and the British Broadcasting Corp.

Saberi's father has said his daughter, who was Miss North Dakota in 1997, had been working on a book about the culture and people of Iran, and hoped to finish it and return to the United States this year.

We the signatories from around the world and from different nationalities, particularly Iranians and Americans, hereby state clearly that:

1- We urge the Iranian government officials to free Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi in the name of human rights and international peace immediately and unconditionally.

2- We pass on our deepest sympathy to Roxana Saberi and her family who have gone through a lot in recent months.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The Free Roxana Saberi! Petition to Iranian authorities was created by All the human rights activists and groups and written by Payam Fazli (bylaw@yahoo.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.