Iranian authorities arrested and jailed a California State University student who was researching women's movements in the Persian Gulf country, Amnesty International said.Esha Momeni, 28, a graduate student at the university's Northridge campus, was taken into custody Oct. 15 in Tehran on ``suspicion of committing a traffic offense'' while driving on the Moddaress Highway, the human rights group said in a statement.
Police then searched her family's home in Tehran and confiscated her computer and footage of interviews she conducted, Amnesty said. She was taken to Evin Prison, and authorities told her relatives she would be released quickly if they didn't publicize her arrest, according to Amnesty.
Ha! Classic abusive behavior. But what can you expect from the torturers and stoners of women over in Iran.
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