huffingtonpost.com — Roxana Saberi a freelance journalist has been arrested in Iran, and her father said Sunday she told him in a brief phone call she was detained after buying a bottle of wine. Roxana Saberi, 31, has not been heard from since her last call on Feb. 10, her father, Reza, told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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brstilsonMar 2, 2009
WHOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!Somebody call Captain Obvious!
suricouMar 2, 2009
Well, according to the article, the wine was possibly just an excuse to imprison someone who published things the government didn't like.
daddynewtMar 2, 2009
How many of you saying she deserves to be arrested have ever driven over the speed limit? You should know that's against the law, too.
bariusMar 2, 2009
@iHeartCamels,*American* Muslims do not recognize Obama as a Muslim (openly). That's very different from Muslims in other parts of the world, especially the more orthodox/conservative places where they still follow Sharia law.You are probably correct in assuming the Iranian leadership would not try to hold Obama to his Muslim heritage. However, they often do so for expatriates, usually as an excuse to make a fuss over American 'interference' in their affairs.E.g.<a class="user" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/06/AR2007060601555.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic ...</a>
hashshashinMar 3, 2009
i don't know why you westerners love alcohol so much ,every time i watch Drphil i hear "my father used to come home drunk and rape me ,,or ,,,i was driving drunk and i killed 3 ppl , or i cheated on my wife while i was drunk ",,,,,etcplus i looks like urine,,,,
novenatorMar 3, 2009
This brings up an interesting debate. Is morality culturally relativistic or are there inalienable human rights for every human being, regardless of culture? Personally, I believe in the latter (strange for someone well versed in anthropology I know). I try to adapt to foreign countries when I travel, yet there are certain laws that just push things too far, and must be opposed (openly or discreetly).
dtr300Mar 4, 2009
No, it's not the same. Our legal system has its flaws, but someone who's arrested for marijuana doesn't vanish into thin air as this woman seems to have done.
ndcoldMar 4, 2009
The woman is really stuck there with no diplomatic representation from the US in Iran. Hopefully the US can get help from the Swiss or Canadians to find her and work on getting her released. I suppose she is not dead yet, we would have heard about it by now. How she survived there for 6 years without problems is amazing, but, I'll bet she was under observation by the Secret Police (who ever they are) for a while before they got her. I'm sure they don't want an outsider, or even an insider, writing a book about them.
ShovelbabyMar 23, 2009
It's going on two months now and she is still imprisoned in Iran. Why are we not hearing about this on the news?