Photo: #U.S. hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal attend their trial at the Tehran Revolutionary Court, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011.
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U.S. hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal attend their trial at the Tehran Revolutionary Court, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Press TV)

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Captive in Iran - One hostage's perspective

Broadcast: Midmorning, 09/22/2011, 9:45 a.m.

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With the release of 2 U.S. hikers from Iran, we talk with Roxana Saberi who was working as a freelance journalist in Iran when she was arrested and held captive for 100 days in January 2009.

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  • Roxana Saberi: Former hostage and author of "Between Two Worlds," the story of her arrest and captivity in Iran.

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