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April 9, 2009

Jailed Iranian American Journalist Accused of Spying
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In other Iran news, the Iranian government has charged a jailed Iranian
American journalist with espionage. Thirty-one-year-old Roxana Saberi
has been imprisoned in Iran since January. A freelance journalist, she
has reported for the BBC, National Public Radio and Fox News. She was
working in Iran despite an Iranian government ban on her reporting since
2006.



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