Roxana Saberi Meets Attorney

Working Iran 2004

At the beginning of February she was detained for allegedly buying a bottle of wine and was at first held incommunicado. Although Iranian security had said she would be released a couple days ago, apparently nothing has happened yet.

(CNN) -- An American journalist detained in Iran has received a visit from an attorney, her father said on Monday

"We're relieved" at news of the attorney's visit to Roxana Saberi, said her father, Reza Saberi, from his Fargo, North Dakota, home.

He said he spoke with the attorney shortly after the visit Sunday.

"He [the attorney] said initially her spirits were not good and she was not feeling well. When she started to talk, she cried. But her spirits changed when she heard about the outpouring of support. She had no idea how much attention her arrest is getting," Saberi said.

The Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday it delivered a petition bearing more than 10,000 signatures to Iranian diplomats at the United Nations. The petition calls for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to intervene in the situation.

"All of us are anxious to see [Saberi] released as soon as possible," CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon said in a written statement. "But at a minimum, she is entitled to basic due process. We call on President Ahmadinejad to ensure that her basic human rights are respected."

Saberi's father has said his daughter called him on February 10 and said she'd been arrested 10 days earlier.

God's speed and Good Luck.