April 27, 2009 9:05AM 

# Update on Roxana Saberi 

By [Justin Logan](https://www.cato.org/people/justin-logan) 

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![saberi](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/pubs_2x/public/wp-content/uploads/saberi.jpg?itok=2DtAvt3A) 

Roxana Saberi\[/caption\]

For readers interested in the ongoing case of [Roxana](https://www.cato.org/2009/03/05/what-is-the-iranian-government-doing-the-continuing-puzzle/) [Saberi](https://www.cato.org/2009/03/06/update-on-roxana-saberi/), an American journalist imprisoned in Iran on highly dubious charges, [this sad story will get you up to date](http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/04/25/world/international-uk-iran-usa-journalist.html). After having given unofficial indications that she would be released shortly, the Iranian government sentenced Saberi to 8 years in prison on April 18. She is now apparently 5 days into a hunger strike. Trita Parsi runs down some informed speculation about the relationship between the upcoming Iranian elections, the U.S.-Iran situation, and Saberi’s arrest [here](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/trita-parsi/why-roxana_b_189225.html).

Please keep Roxana in your thoughts and prayers. Evin prison is [bad news](http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/behind-bars-in-iran/), and she doesn’t belong there.

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