World | Roxana Saberi Jailed Journalist in Iran 'Very Depressed' But US parents reassured Saberi alive after she meets lawyer By Jason Farago Posted Mar 9, 2009 5:45 AM CDT Copied Iran's judiciary spokesman says Roxana Saberi, who was detained about a month ago, is being held in a prison north of the capital, Tehran. (AP Photo/NPPA) The Iranian-American journalist being held at a notorious Tehran jail met with her lawyer yesterday, offering her parents in North Dakota the first proof that she is alive. Roxana Saberi has lived in Iran for six years but was arrested a month ago; officials say she's being held for working illegally after her press pass was revoked. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for her release this weekend amid reports that the regime may free her soon. Read These Next Hundreds of South Koreans were detained at a Georgia factory site. The story of a failed secret SEAL mission in North Korea. How you make it up the mountain can earn you cheers, or jeers. Residents of famed nudist ranch are suing property owners. Report an error