Roxana Saberi

I’m very grateful that artists from all over the world donated their time and talents last night to The Hope Concert for the People of Iran.

These artists came together to show solidarity, love, and support for people in Iran who are pursuing basic human rights. … Stay tuned for more photos and videos (including one of me having the honor of playing the piano accompanied by the house band)!

Az inke khanandehaye keshvarhaye mokhtalefe donya tu Concert-e Omid sherkat kardand, khaili sepas gozaram. Az tariqe in concert, khaastim hambastegiyemun ba mardome Iran neshun bedim va begim ke dar … Read the rest

Some very useful advice for journalists who will cover Iran (or for anyone concerned about communications security) – from Reporters Without Borders.

June 6, 2013
(In Farsi)

Media freedom has been crushed and, aside from websites that support the Supreme Leader, Internet access has been blocked, including sites belonging to senior government officials. And to top it all, the authorities are now trying to discourage foreign journalists from coming to Iran.

200 visa requests “closely examined”

Last week, culture and Islamic guidance minister Mohammad Hosseini asked the intelligence ministry to “closely examine visa applications by foreign journalists wanting to … Read the rest

The Daily Beast
Silenced in Iran: The Plight of Bahai Prisoners of Conscience
by Roxana Saberi Jun 4, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

While I enjoy the start of my fifth year of freedom, two of my former cellmates have just finished their fifth year in Iran’s prisons.

Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Sabet. (Bahá’ís of the United States)

International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
June 3, 2013

(June 3, 2013) Private sector technology companies should take immediate steps in facilitating and ensuring the availability of personal communications items to Iranians following the US administration’s issuance of a general export license for such items, the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.

In addition, … Read the rest

International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
May 29, 2013

In a statement released today, five United Nations human rights experts warnedthat Iran is seriously violating international law by its continued discrimination against women presidential candidates and the ongoing suppression of the press, as well as its violations of freedoms of association and assembly. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomes the statement and urges Iranian authorities to adhere to international law and release all journalists and prisoners of conscience.

See who’s performing at the Hope Concert for the People of Iran, scheduled for June 7 in Berlin:… Read the rest