About this Petition:

American Roxana Saberi, an internationally respected freelance journalist who has worked for National Public Radio, the BBC, ABC News, and other international media outlets, has been held without charge since the end of January in Iran. We would like to encourage her friends, supporters and fellow journalists to sign this letter to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad requesting his … (read more)

American Roxana Saberi, an internationally respected freelance journalist who has worked for National Public Radio, the BBC, ABC News, and other international media outlets, has been held without charge since the end of January in Iran. We would like to encourage her friends, supporters and fellow journalists to sign this letter to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad requesting his intervention. (show less)

The Desired Outcome of this Petition:

Update: We have read the reports that Roxana Saberi will be released "shortly" but until she is, we will be collecting signatures.

Because of the outpouring of support for Roxana, we have decided to extend the deadline for this letter until Monday. We have far exceeded our original goal of 1000 signatures and now hope to deliver as many as 10,000 signatures on … (read more)

Update: We have read the reports that Roxana Saberi will be released "shortly" but until she is, we will be collecting signatures.

Because of the outpouring of support for Roxana, we have decided to extend the deadline for this letter until Monday. We have far exceeded our original goal of 1000 signatures and now hope to deliver as many as 10,000 signatures on Monday. Thank you so much for your support of Roxana. Please forward to your friends and other supporters. (show less)