Iran holding American student in prison

Source: Associated Press

CAIRO, Egypt - An American university student in Iran to visit family and research women's rights has been arrested and held in prison for more than a week, rights group Amnesty International said.

Esha Momeni, a student at California State University, Northridge, was driving on a highway in Tehran when she was stopped by authorities who said they were traffic police, the London-based Amnesty said.

Iranian officials said Momeni was arrested Oct. 15 for a traffic offense. But Amnesty said in a statement Tuesday she was taken to her family's home where her computer and other materials related to her research on the Iranian women's movement were confiscated.

Momeni, who is a member of the California branch of Change for Equality _ an Iranian women's rights group _ was later taken to Evin prison, the Tehran facility notorious for holding political prisoners, Amnesty said.

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Don't want the kid being tortured via waterboarding.

At least they didn't disappear her and AI is aware of her plight.

More than one i bet :)

Unless you're resurrecting the old religious idea of the sins of the fathers....

is put in jail in a foreign country, when our country jails foreigners daily.

Momeni, who is a member of the California branch of Change for Equality _ an Iranian women's rights group _ was later taken to Evin prison, the Tehran facility notorious for holding political prisoners, Amnesty said.


They followed her car, took her laptop and sent her to Evian prison.

Thats the prison they send 'political prisoners'

where does the US send its citizen 'political prisoners' ?

Gitmo ?


So what would Jimmy C or Barack O say about her situation ?
She was stirring up women to overthrow the democratically appointed theocrats ?

Iran's president under pressure amid poor health rumours




Telegraph | October 24, 2008



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