After being held in a prison for two months, journalist and American citizen Roxana Saberi has finally been charged with spying by Iran's Revolutionary Court. She had been originally charged for buying a bottle of wine and then for working as reporter without a valid press card. Now, suddenly, she is a spy. If convicted she could face 3 to 10 years in prison or face execution. Wall Street Journal article here and And So it Goes in Shreveport post here.Thursday, April 9, 2009
Iran Charges Journalist Roxana Saberi With Espionage
After being held in a prison for two months, journalist and American citizen Roxana Saberi has finally been charged with spying by Iran's Revolutionary Court. She had been originally charged for buying a bottle of wine and then for working as reporter without a valid press card. Now, suddenly, she is a spy. If convicted she could face 3 to 10 years in prison or face execution. Wall Street Journal article here and And So it Goes in Shreveport post here.
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