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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.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it delivered a letter calling for Roxana Saberi's release to the Iranian Interests Section, located in Pakistan's Embassy in Washington.
Iranian officials have detained Saberi since January and recently charged her with espionage.
"In the spirit of shared faith and international peace and stability and with the desire to increase constructive interactions between our two nations, we respectfully request that Iran release Roxana Saberi and allow her to return to her family in the United States," Nihad Awad, CAIR national executive director, wrote.
Awad said the Washington organization recognizes how the seriousness of many issues can impede improved U.S.-Iran relations.
"We ask Iran to take this opportunity (of releasing Saberi) to make a gesture of reconciliation that will help create an atmosphere in which those issues may be addressed in a positive manner," Awad said.
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