Graduate student Esha Momeni was recently released on bail after being arrested for an alleged traffic violation in Iran. At the time she was arrested, she had been working on a project affiliated with Change for Equality, an Iranian women's movement.
Momeni's parents gave the deed to their home to the Iranian Government in exchange for the release of their daughter.
Momeni had been held in solitary confinement in Tehran's Evin Prison until her release.
A number of other women involved in the Change for Equality movement have experienced convictions similar to those of Momeni's.
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