Journalist Roxana Saberi freed by Iranian appeal court verdict

UPDATE: US journalist freed by Iran, reunites with parents...

Roxana Saberi, an American journalist convicted in Iran on spying charges, is to be freed after an appeals court downgraded her sentence.
Lawyers for the 32-year old said the court had reduced the eight-year jail sentence to a suspended two-year term and she would soon be freed.
The Iranian-American television reporter had lived in Iran for six years before she was charged with "cooperating with a hostile state" after her arrest in January.
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lawhawk has more to add:

Iran To Release Roxana Saberi; Alaei Brothers Still Held

Iranian justice is a misnomer. It's a kangaroo court and the regime was pushing this trial and conviction, just as surely as they're now looking to release her.The question becomes why. Why is the Iranian regime now releasing Saberi? What have they gained from the release? Well, there's the possibility of a quid pro quo - Iran was invited to a conference on how to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan. That's no better than allowing the fox to guard the henhouse since Iran has no interest in stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan since they benefit from that instability as it enables the regime to expand its influence.

Meanwhile, the regime continues holding the Alaei brothers, who were similarly convicted of conspiring to overthrow the regime. The brothers are doctors who treat AIDS patients and are well known for their AIDS prevention programs in Iran. One was attending my alma mater in a Ph.D program. Let's not forget them.

UPDATE: Jammie also notes the reports of Saberi's pending release.

http://lawhawk.blogspot.com/2009/05/iran-to-release-roxana-saberi-saberi.html

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