Iran: Possible prisoner of conscience: Roxana Saberi (f)

Index Number: MDE 13/022/2009
Date Published: 16 March 2009
Categories: Iran

Journalist Roxana Saberi, who is a dual US-Iranian national, was arrested on 31 January. She is currently detained in Tehran's Evin Prison. Amnesty International is concerned that she may be a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful exercise of her right to freedom of expression in the course of her work as a journalist.