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• FreeRoxana hunger strike: Day 1

  03May
  Categories: Statements Comments: 3

  Today, World Press Freedom Day, we launch the start of our 12-day staggered hunger strike for Roxana.

  The 55 volunteers fasting today live in states like Kentucky, Maryland, Illinois and Texas, and countries including Iran, Egypt and Greece. Just a handful know Roxana personally.

  Wonder why these supporters are going hungry for Roxana? Check out their testimonials, marked by an asterisk.

  As Jessica Desvarieux of Cairo, Egypt, wrote: “There is a powerful collective force established when a group shows solidarity. As a fellow journalist living abroad, I would like to show support for Ms. Saberi and all of those seeking the truth amidst the darkness. Our efforts will not be in vain.”

  Click the “Read More” button to see a list of supporters who are going hungry today for Roxana. The full list of more than 200 volunteers is available here.

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  Tags: hunger strike, World Press Freedom Day

• FreeRoxana launches hunger strike

  02May
  Categories: Statements Comments: 3

  More than 150 200 volunteers around the world have signed up to fast in 24-hour shifts for the FreeRoxana hunger strike that begins Sunday, May 3.

  Launching on World Press Freedom day, the staggered fast is in support of Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist jailed as a spy after a perfunctory trial in Tehran.

  She began a hunger strike of her own on April 21 to demand her freedom. A former star soccer player, the North Dakota native is strong, healthy and determined – but she needs to preserve her strength in Iran’s notorious Evin prison.

  That’s why the FreeRoxana campaign is organizing a fluids-only hunger strike – so Roxana can end her fast.

  The 12-day fast will match Roxana’s personal hunger strike. Her parents, who have sworn to stay in Tehran until she is free, are passing the word to Roxana.

  Each day on freeroxana.net, we’ll list supporters who have agreed to fast. These volunteers are going hungry for Roxana across the United States and around the globe in countries like Egypt, England, Iran, Mexico, Italy and Kenya.

  Volunteers can continue to sign up here throughout the hunger strike.

  For a full list of volunteers, click here.

  Media: Check out the press release.

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  Tags: hunger strike, World Press Freedom Day