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Roxana Saberi |
The United States is urging Iran to grant consular
access to jailed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi.
A U.S. State Department spokesman, Gordon Duguid, told reporters on Wednesday
that the U.S. is pushing for the access through Swiss diplomats who represent
U.S. interests in Tehran.Iranian
authorities arrested Saberi in January, accusing her of working illegally in the
country after her press credentials were revoked. She is being held in Tehran's
Evin prison.
The journalist met with a lawyer in Tehran
earlier this month.
The spokesman says State Department officials
spoke with Saberi's father on Wednesday and that he and U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton are very concerned about Saberi's well-being,
The Committee to Protect Journalists said
Wednesday it was alarmed by a news report in which Saberi was quoted as saying
she might remain in prison for "months or even years."
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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