IRAN: American-born graduate student freed

Iranian authorities have released an American-born graduate student on bail after holding her in prison for nearly a month, an Amnesty International spokeswoman told CNN. Esha Momeni, 28, had been working on a project on the women's movement in Iran when she was arrested 15 October for an alleged traffic violation, according to California State University-Northridge and Change For Equality, an Iranian women's movement. She had been held in solitary confinement in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison.

Melissa Wall, a journalism professor at the university and an academic adviser to Momeni, confirmed the young woman's release. Wall said they were waiting to see what will "happen next in terms of charges or conditions or sentencing". The university will hold a rally and vigil this week calling for Momeni's return to California, she said.
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