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Minnesota Human Rights Advocates Say U.S. Terrorism Policies Complicate Saberi Case

Minnesota Human Rights Advocates Say U.S. Terrorism Policies Complicate Saberi Case

Reporter Sharon Schmickle provides an update on Roxana Saberi's imprisonment in Iran on the basis of her expired press credentials. Originally from Fargo, Saberi has the support of MN human rights activists seeking to defend her rights under the Geneva Convention. Schmickle reports on the shocking parallel in the lack of due process between Saberi's case and those of the Guantanamo Bay detainees.

MinnPost.com

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REUTERS - Roxana Saberi, Fargo native before her arrest in January

To read the full article please click on the following link:
http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2009/04/23/8283/states_human_rights_advocate

April 27th, 2009