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May 6, 2009

Iran Reviews Saberi Conviction After Family Drops Attorneys
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In Iran, government officials have apparently forced the jailed Iranian
American reporter Roxana Saberi to drop a group of prominent lawyers,
including the Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi. Saberi was sentenced last
month to eight years in prison after being convicted of spying for the
United States. Her father says she’s ended a two-week hunger strike
protesting her imprisonment. On Tuesday, the Iranian judiciary said it
would review Saberi’s conviction shortly after her family announced it
won’t retain Ebadi and the other attorneys.



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