The Committee to Protect Journalists called for the charges against Roxana Saberi, a freelance journalist being detained in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison for unclear reasons, to be made public and for the Iranian government to ensure that she will receive due process and be released as quickly as possible.
CPJ delivered a petition on March 9 in support of Saberi to the Islamic Republic of Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. With more than 10,000 signatures, the petition requested the direct intervention of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
CPJ launched its Facebook petition in support of Saberi on March 2, with the aim of collecting 1,000 signatures. The public outcry against her detention was so great that CPJ extended the deadline for signatures four additional days.
"We hope that this petition conveys to President Ahmadinejad and the Iranian leadership the depth of concern for Roxana Saberi," said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. "All of us are anxious to see her released as soon as possible. But at a minimum, she is entitled to basic due process. We call on President Ahmadinejad to ensure that her basic human rights are respected."
By Eka Obaigbena
Group: Iran
Sunday, April 5, 2009
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