Lawyer: US journalist leaves jail in Iran after court suspends her prison sentence

By AP
Monday, May 11, 2009

Lawyer: US reporter leaves jail in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran — A lawyer for a U.S. journalist jailed in Iran says she has been freed from prison after an appeals court suspended her eight-year jail sentence.

Abdolsamad Khorramshahi says Roxana Saberi is “now out of jail.”

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An American journalist jailed in Iran was freed from prison Monday, her lawyer said.
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