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3 Roxana Saberi Sentenced To Eight Years in Prison April 18, 2009 Roxana Saberi Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison in Iran in Iran Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi has been accused of spying and sentenced by an Iranian court to eight years in prison. The conviction comes after a one-day closed trial. It is the first time an American journalist has been found guilty of espionage in Iran.sentenced

4 An Iranian-American journalist, Roxana Saberi, was sentenced to eight years in prison yesterday by the Iranian authorities after being found guilty of spying for the United States. The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, has demanded that the former Miss North Dakota, who had been working in Iran as a freelance journalist, be released. April 18, 2009United States an American journalist has been found guilty of espionage in Iran.

5 Just as the Obama Government is considering proposals to open relations with Iran, the repressive Islamic regime has sentenced an American-Iranian journalist to 8 years in prison for spying. Roxana Saberi was first arrested for buying a bottle of wine, then accused of working without press credentials, and finally charged with spying for the U.S. April 18, 2009has sentencedRoxana Saberi April 18, 2009

6 Let Me Tell You A Story Prayer /Song For the Release of Roxana Saberi Let me tell you a story Of other places, and other lands Let me tell you a story About freedom, and for what it stands. Let me tell you a story About a prayer, as we bow and pray We pray for peace We pray for her release Of her return back home, this day. God please bless and keep her In your loving care Keep her strong, please release her May her spirit and her life be spared.

7 Iranian Americans Seriously Concerned About Journalist Roxana Saberi Detained in Iran March 2, 2009, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA and the Iranian American community at large are seriously concerned about the fate of Roxana Saberi, an Iranian American journalist, who according to recent media reports was arrested in Iran in late January and is being held at an undisclosed location without any formal charges having been filed against her.

8 Saberi, 31, was born in the United States to an Iranian born father and a Japanese born mother. She grew up in North Dakota, where she was a star high school soccer player and pianist. In 1997 she was named Miss North Dakota. Saberi was crowned Miss North Dakota in 1997

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10 Saberi was crowned Miss North Dakota in 1997

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13 Detained Journalist's Father Vows To Stay In Iran Journalist Roxana Saberi, who has been detained in a Tehran prison since she was arrested on Jan. 31, had surprise visitors Monday: her parents. "She was quite surprised to see us," Saberi's father, Reza, tells NPR's Melissa Block. "We were also very excited that we were able to see our daughter. She looked pale and a little weak, but then we talked, her spirits were good. April 7, 2009

14 President Barack Obama said on Sunday he is “gravely concerned” about the well-being of Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist who one day earlier was sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage, following a one-day trial behind closed doors in Tehran. The Associated Press reported that Mr. Obama, said he was confident that Ms. Saberi was not in espionage against Tehran.sentenced to eight years in prisonreported

15 Clinton said in a statement the U.S. is working with Swiss diplomats in Iran to get details about the court's decision and to ensure Saberi's well-being. Clinton said the U.S. will "vigorously raise our concerns" with the Tehran government. She says Saberi was in Iran to learn more about her cultural heritage.

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18 Courage is fear that has said its prayers. Dorothy Bernard …may your prayers give Roxana courage

19 Roxana said in court that her earlier confessions were not true and she told me she had been tricked into believing that she would be released if she cooperated... Her denial is documented in her case but apparently they didn't pay attention to it.

20 Iranian President Asks Court to Reconsider Spy Case By NAZILA FATHI Published: April 19, 2009 TEHRAN — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a rare effort to intervene in the justice system, urged the national security court on Sunday to fairly examine the cases of an Iranian-American journalist and an Iranian-Canadian blogger.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

21 Leave Roxana a message: http:// roxanasaberi.com / Although Roxana is currently receiving little contact from outside jail, she will one day receive the messages on the site below. Family and friends hope that time is soon.

22 Roxana has been detained in a Tehran prison since she was arrested on Jan. 31, 2009. We Pray For Her Release!

23 “Let Me Tell You A Story” is a song and a prayer written for Roxana. Because she is a journalist, a story teller, a fitting title would be about how she tells stories, and now, how we are telling her story. Our story is simply a prayer, …. Roxana’s safe return. …. Roxana’s safe return.Sung by Mrs. B.’s Third Grade Class Fargo, North Dakota