Iranian authorities have released freelance journalist Roxana Saberi after a court reduced her sentence to a two-year suspended term.
TEHRAN, Iran – An American journalist jailed for five months in Iran was freed Monday and reunited with her parents after an appeals court suspended her eight-year prison sentence on charges of spying for the U.S.
Roxana met her parents (photo) outside Evin prison Monday evening after the court cut her jail term to a two-year suspended sentence, her lawyers said.
Roxana met her parents (photo) outside Evin prison Monday evening after the court cut her jail term to a two-year suspended sentence, her lawyers said. While they awaited her release, her mother, in a headscarf, smiled while her father looked overcome with emotion. "She was reunited with her father and mother.
They left for their house," her lawyer Saleh Nikbakht told The Associated Press. He said Saberi was free to leave Iran immediately.
Her Iranian-born father, Reza Saberi, said he planned to return home with his daughter in the next few days. The family lives in Fargo, North Dakota and her parents have been in Iran for several weeks seeking their daughter's freedom.
Coutresy: Associated Press
Coutresy: Associated Press
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