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"Madam President, Roxana Saberi is a 32-year-old journalist with dual American and Iranian citizenship, and is a graduate of several universities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Iran. She was working as a journalist in Iran and continued to do so following the expiry of her accreditation, and was arrested and sentenced to eight years in prison on a false charge of spying for the United States. In protest at the false charges and the lack of a fair trial she went on hunger strike. She is very emaciated. She began to drink sweetened water under medical care and has now ended her hunger strike, and is waiting for her appeal to be heard. Her health and her life are still in danger.
Iran is well known for its draconian punishments, and also for carrying out public executions, including on juveniles. We call for the release of Mrs Saberi. We appeal for her to be given a fair trial. I think that the international community should put pressure on Iran to end these draconian practices."@en1
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