Roxana Saberi

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3/29/10

Journalist Jailed In Iran To Speak At St. Lawrence

CANTON - "Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran" is the title of a talk by Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist who was accused and falsely imprisoned, on Thursday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Eben Holden at St. Lawrence University. The event is the John F. O'Loughlin Leadership Series endowed lecture and part of the Contemporary Issues Forum. It is open to the public, free of charge.

The publication date of Saberi's book, also titled Between Two Worlds: My Life and Captivity in Iran, is March 31; a book-signing will be held following her talk.

Saberi had been living and working in Iran for nearly six years when four men forced her from 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 her whereabouts. It wasn't until Saberi met other prisoners at Evin that she rediscovered her courage and her conscience. Her cellmates included supporters of a civil disobedience movement, a humanitarian worker, a student activist, and Baha'is - members of the largest religious minority in Iran. Through the prism of her interactions with her cellmates and captors, Saberi provides insight into Iranian society, the Islamic regime, and U.S.-Iran relations, shedding light on developments taking place today in tumultuous Iran.

The Contemporary Issues Forum brings experts and participants in the making of news to campus throughout the academic year.

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