On the morning of January 31, 2009, Roxana Saberi, an
Iranian-American journalist working in Iran, was forced from her
home by four men and secretly detained in Iran's notorious Evin
Prison. The intelligence agents who captured her accused her of
espionage - a charge she denied. For several days, Saberi was held
in solitary confinement, ruthlessly interrogated, and cut off from
the outside world. For weeks, neither her family nor her friends
knew her whereabouts. After a sham trial that made headlines around
the world, the thirty-one-year-old reporter was sentenced to eight
years in prison. But following international pressure by family,
friends, colleagues, various governments, and total strangers, she
was released on appeal on May 11, 2009. Now Saberi breaks her
silence to share the full account of her ordeal, describing in
vivid detail the methods that Iranian hard-liners are using to try
to intimidate and control many of the country's people. In this
gripping and inspirational true story, Saberi writes movingly of
her imprisonment, her trial, her eventual release, and the faith
that helped her through it all. Her recollections are interwoven
with insights into Iranian society, the Islamic regime, and
U.S.-Iran relations, as well as stories of her fellow prisoners -
many of whom were jailed for their pursuit of human rights,
including freedom of speech, association, and religion. Saberi
gains strength and wisdom from her cellmates who support her
throughout a grueling hunger strike and remind her of the humanity
that remains, even when they are denied the most basic rights.
"Between Two Worlds" is also a deeply revealing account of this
tumultuous country and the ongoing struggle for freedom that is
being fought inside Evin Prison and on the streets of Iran. From
her heartfelt perspective, Saberi offers a rich, dramatic, and
illuminating portrait of Iran as it undergoes a striking, historic
transformation.
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