On the morning of January 31, 2009, Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist working in Iran, was forced from her home by four men & 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, & 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, & 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 & control many of the country`s people. In this gripping & inspirational true story, Saberi writes movingly of her imprisonment, her trial, her eventual release, & the faith that helped her through it all. Her recollections are interwoven with insights into Iranian society, the Islamic regime, & 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, & religion. Saberi gains strength & wisdom from her cellmates who support her throughout a grueling hunger strike & 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 & the ongoing struggle for freedom that is being fought inside Evin Prison & on the streets of Iran. From her heartfelt perspective, Saberi offers a rich, dramatic, & illuminating portrait of Iran as it undergoes a striking, historic transformation.