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CSUN Grad Student Imprisoned in Iran Returns to U.S.

CSUN Grad Student Imprisoned in Iran Returns to U.S.

CSUN Mass Communications grad student Esha Momeni, who was arrested in Iran last October while working on a documentary on the Middle Eastern country's women's rights movement, finally returned home Tuesday after a 10-month travel ban. “I didn’t believe I was leaving until I got into the plane, they closed the plane’s door and started going,” the 29-year-old told CSUN's Daily Sundial. more ›

CSUN Student Freed from Iranian Jail, but Can't Leave Iran

CSUN Student Freed from Iranian Jail, but Can't Leave Iran

Esha Momeni, an Iranian-American student from Cal State Northridge who was imprisoned while working on her thesis project, was released earlier this month after 25 days in jail. But Iranian authorities have not returned her passport and are not allowing her to exit the nation freely, despite reports coming out of Iran, according to Anasa Sinegal who runs a MySpace page dedicated to freeing the student. more ›

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