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• Help Reach the Goal of 50k Signatures on the Free Laura Ling, Euna Lee Petition to the UN

  11Jun
  Categories: Laura Ling and Euna Lee Comments: 0

  A note from Elsa Cheung of the Free Laura Ling and Euna Lee movement:

  Dear Friends/Fans:

  First, I would like to personally thank each and everyone of you for signing up as a fan to the page of “Free Laura Ling and Euna Lee (US Journalists Detained in North Korea)”. As we are sensitive not to bombard your inbox with too many messages, we’ll only write to you when we really need your attention.

  We are writing to ask for your urgent help to reach the goal of fifty thousand signatures for the UN petition of “Free US Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee” as soon as possible. Here’s a message from Lisa Ling: “We’re so close to 50k, please forward to friends. THANK YOU!”

  Please take a moment to sign a petition now:
  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-euna-and-laura

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  Tags: Elsa Cheung, euna lee, laura ling, petition, UN, united nations

• CPJ Delivers Petition to Iran Mission; Tehran Official Says Roxana to be Released in ‘Next Few Days’

  09Mar
  Categories: Committee to Protect Journalists, Media Comments: 0

  The Committee to Protect Journalists delivered a petition today in support of American freelancer Roxana Saberi to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. With more than 10,000 signatures, the petition requested the direct intervention of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

  The New York Times relayed Iranian press reports on Friday cite a judiciary official in Tehran saying that Roxana “will be released in the next few days.”

  Depsite those apparent developments, CPJ called for the charges against her to be made public and for the Iranian government to ensure that she will receive due process and be released as quickly as possible. Roxana has been imprisioned in an Iranian jail for more than five weeks.

  “We hope that this petition conveys to President Ahmadinejad and the Iranian leadership that the depth of concern for Roxans Saberi, who has now been in custody for 37 days,” said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. “All of us are anxious to see her released as soon as possible. But at a minimum, she is entitled to basic due process. We call on President Ahmadinejad to ensure that her basic human rights are respected.”

  CPJ launched its Facebook petition in support of Saberi on March 2, with the aim of collecting 1,000 signatures. The public outcry against her detention was so great that CPJ extended the deadline for signatures four additional days.

  For more information on Roxana Saberi and press freedom issues in Iran, please visit www.cpj.org.

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  Tags: Committee to Protect Journalist, Iran, joel simon, petition