Journalist freed from Iran welcomed home

sfgate.com

May. 30, 2009

Journalist Roxana Saberi, released from prison in Iran earlier this month, is back in North Dakota. The 32-year-old Saberi was greeted at the Fargo airport by a crowd of well-wishers and "Welcome home, Roxana" signs. Gov. John Hoeven and Rep. Earl Pomeroy...

Freed reporter goes to Austria

VIENNA, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. free-lance journalist Roxana Saberi arrived in Vienna Friday, following her release from a Tehran prison where she was held for spying.

Press group on hunger strike for Saberi

PARIS, April 28 (UPI) -- Reporters Without Borders members began a hunger strike in Paris Tuesday for the Iranian-American journalist sentenced to prison in Iran on spying charges.

Verdict expected soon in Saberi spy trial

WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- A verdict in the Iranian espionage trial of U.S. freelance journalist Roxana Saberi is expected soon, the U.S. State Department said Thursday.

Saberi spy verdict expected within weeks

TEHRAN, April 14 (UPI) -- Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi will receive a verdict in her Tehran spying trial within weeks, Iranian officials said Tuesday.

Islamic group asks Iran to free journalist

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. Islamic advocacy group Friday urged the Iranian government to release a jailed American journalist as a gesture of good will.

Iran allows lawyer to see jailed reporter

FARGO, N.D., March 10 (UPI) -- Iranian authorities have allowed a jailed U.S. journalist to meet with her attorney, Roxana Saberi's father says.

Journalist's Iran arrest worries father

FARGO, N.D., March 2 (UPI) -- The father of a U.S. free-lance radio journalist arrested in Iran says he's keeping in regular contact with his daughter but is worried sleepless.

N.D. Gov. Hoeven re-elected

FARGO, N.D., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Republican North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven cruised to a third term Tuesday by a wide margin over Democratic State Sen. Tim Mathern.

Hoeven trip causes Senate speculation

FARGO, N.D., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- A scheduled Thursday meeting between President George W. Bush and North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven has the state speculating about Hoven's plans.