A U.S. journalist working in Iran was jailed for espionage. Well, initially the Iranian officials claim that she was taken in for buying a bottle of wine, but, later the Foreign Ministry said she has been detained for reporting without proper credentials. Apparently the court process was quick. It was a closed trial completed within one day. Her lawyer has not been allowed to see her in jail. In a desperate attempt to be freed, Roxana Saberi, 31, has decided to go on a hunger strike until she is released.
Saberi has been living in Iran since 2003. Her press credentials were revoked by Iranian authorities in 2006. The story does not tell why her credentials were taken away. She continued working as a reporter and that is the basis of their espionage theory. I'm just wondering why after three years she hasn't gotten her press credentials back. She was sentenced to eight years!
Oddly enough, I would still love to report as a journalist in other countries.
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