Concern for U.S. journalist arrested in Iran

We issued the following statement today after learning that Iranian authorities have been holding U.S. freelance journalist Roxana Saberi without charge since January…

“We are concerned for the safety of our colleague Roxana Saberi, who has been held incommunicado in Iran for over a month,” said CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Mohamed Abdel Dayem. “The authorities have not charged her with any crime therefore they should release her immediately.”