Roxana Saberi is a journalist who was sentenced to eight years in an Iranian prison. She says she doesn’t know why she was arrested, or why she was freed after only four months on May 11. She’s given an interview to NPR, and the story in her words is frightening and strange.
They said you should stand up for what you believe in, even if it means that you will have to stay in prison for a long time. They said, "Tell the truth, even if you have to suffer for it."
The first few days, I was interrogated for several hours, from morning until evening, blindfolded, facing a wall, by up to four men, and threatened, as I said, that I would be put in prison for 10 to 20 years or more or even face execution. And I was in solitary confinement for several days. The really difficult thing was they didn’t let me tell anyone where I was.But her strength, and the strength of other prisoners, is clear:
NPR:Did these women — the political prisoners — what did they tell you to sort of keep you going or make you stronger in prison?
They said you should stand up for what you believe in, even if it means that you will have to stay in prison for a long time. They said, "Tell the truth, even if you have to suffer for it."
