Iran OK's visit by journalist's parents
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TEHRAN - The parents of an American journalist imprisoned in Iran will be allowed to visit their daughter, their lawyer said yesterday after the North Dakota couple arrived in the country seeking her release.
Reza Saberi and his wife, Akiko, arrived early yesterday and met with authorities at Evin prison, who gave them permission to see their daughter, Roxana, during today's weekly visitation period, said the lawyer, Abdolsamad Khorramshai.
Iranian prosecutors have now issued a formal indictment against Roxana Saberi, Khorramshai said, but he has not yet seen the charges and probably will not for several weeks under Iran's court procedures.
Saberi's case will be reviewed by the Revolutionary Court, probably next month, Khorramshai said. He had no further details.
Iranian officials have said Saberi was arrested for working in the country after her press credentials had expired. Her parents found out about her arrest in a Feb. 10 phone call from her.
Her father has said that Saberi has told her family she has not been harmed physically but that the detention is psychologically challenging.
Saberi grew up in Fargo, N.D., and is a dual citizen of the United States and Iran. She has lived in Iran for six years and has reported for several news organizations.
