The grim stories of two women who endured long-stretches of solitary confinement in Iran's most notorious prison are chilling omens for the two jailed U.S. hikers who each reportedly received an eight-year prison sentence on Saturday.
In Tehran's Evin Prison, American Sarah Shourd's lonely days must have seemed endless, filled with fear and uncertainty.
The U.S. government is looking into the cases of three American hikers believed to have been seized inside Iran, along the Iraqi border.
A death-penalty trial of seven Baha'i prisoners accused of spying for Israel has been delayed, Iranian officials have told family members, according to the U.S. Baha'i Office of External Affairs.
Seven Baha'i prisoners face a death-penalty trial Saturday in Iran amid calls for their release from a U.S. panel on religious freedom.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with freed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi on Wednesday, a week after her return from a 100-day ordeal in an Iranian jail.
Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi returned to the United States on Friday after enduring a 100-day ordeal in an Iranian jail.
Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi expresses her joy at returning home after being jailed in Iran for espionage.
As award-winning Iranian film-maker Bahman Ghobadi walked down the Cannes red carpet for the premiere of his new feature Thursday, the real star of the show was conspicuously absent.
Iran's Judiciary spokesman Alireza Jamshidi said Monday that journalist Roxana Saberi's sentence was commuted as a gesture of "Islamic mercy" because she expressed regret and cooperated with authorities.
Freed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi thanked friends and family Tuesday for their support during her ordeal in an Iranian prison, and said she plans to spend the next few days relaxing.
An imprisoned Iranian-American journalist accused of spying for the United States was freed Monday, ending a four-month ordeal that became a focal point of tension between Washington and Tehran.
An Iranian court will hear the appeal Sunday of a U.S. journalist imprisoned in Iran, the woman's father told CNN on Saturday.
A U.S. journalist imprisoned in Iran has stopped her hunger strike after more than two weeks, her father said Wednesday.
A U.S. journalist imprisoned for spying in Iran may appeal to the Islamic republic's Supreme Leader for a pardon, her father told CNN on Thursday.
A well-known Iranian filmmaker has written an open letter calling for the release of journalist Roxana Saberi.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has offered to travel to Iran to help release a jailed Iranian-American journalist who was recently convicted of spying.
A journalist in Iran and two others in North Korea represent a tiny percentage of journalists worldwide who have been arrested for their work, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, an advocacy group.
CNN's Christiane Amanpour gives historical comparison to Iran's past decisions concerning jailed foreigners.
A U.S. journalist in Iran was sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage, her father, lawyer and news reports said Saturday -- a sentence that prompted denunciation from the United States.
President Obama says he's "gravely concerned" about the American journalist jailed in Iran. CNN's Kate Bolduan reports
The head of Iran's judiciary Monday ordered a "careful and speedy appeal process" for an Iranian-American journalist who was convicted of spying, Iran's state-run news agency reported.
President Obama called Sunday for the release of a U.S. journalist convicted of espionage in Iran.
The State Department voiced concern Thursday about the secret trial in Iran of an American journalist on espionage charges, calling it "baseless" and saying her release could aid U.S.-Iranian relations.
A verdict against an American journalist facing espionage charges in Iran will be handed down in the next few weeks, the judiciary said Tuesday.
A freelance American journalist has been charged with spying in Iran, state media says. CNN's Brian Todd reports.
A trial date has not been set for an American journalist facing espionage charges in Iran, and her lawyer will argue Saturday that she be released on bail until the case goes to trial.
An American journalist reported by her father as being detained in Iran had been working there without a permit, Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Iranian officials acknowledge a U.S. journalist is in a Tehran prison, but it's not clear why. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.
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