Iranian-American Journalist Roxana Saberi April 16, 2010

The Humphrey Institute will host Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi from 12 to 1 p.m. on April 16 in Cowles Auditorium at the Humphrey Center. Saberi, an award-winning journalist from Fargo, North Dakota, has worked as a correspondent for National Public Radio and others. In 2009, she was arrested, falsely accused, and imprisoned in Iran. She will speak about her experiences and her forthcoming book, Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran.

Saberi had been living and working in Iran for nearly six years when four men forced her out of her Tehran apartment one morning in January 2009. That night, she ended up in solitary confinement in the notorious Evin Prison. Her captors harshly interrogated her and accused her of espionage, a charge she denied. Weeks passed before her family and friends learned of her whereabouts. Public outcry in the United States and beyond, as well as intense scrutiny of Iran’s judicial system, prompted Saberi’s release on May 11, 2009.

Official Website: http://www.hhh.umn.edu/news_events/RoxanaSaberi_000.html