Saturday, April 18, 2009

Iran sentences U.S. journalist to 8 years

Iran sentences U.S. journalist to 8 years: "Roxana Saberi, a 31-year-old Iranian-American journalist from North Dakota, was sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage, her father and Iranian media said today -- a sentence that prompted sharp denunciations from political and media officials. Her father in Iran told National Public Radio that the decision will be appealed.



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(Via CNN.com.)

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