Esha Momeni is no longer in Evin Prison--she's in her parents' home, released on bail today.
She must still stand trial on charges of "acting against national security" and she's still at risk of years of imprisonment for making a documentary on the women's rights movement in Tehran.
See the story by LA Times correspondents Ramin Mostaghim and Borzou Daragahi: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-esha11-2008nov11,0,2721563.story
Apparently the price of her release, in addition to the deed to her parents' home, was a statement by her father that he disapproved of his daughter's "illegal activities."
Who knows what Esha had to say or do to be released on bail.
A vigil will be held for her on Wednesday at 4:30 pm on the Cal State Northridge campus, in front of the library. She is enrolled in an MA program there, where I teach, and was doing the documentary as part of her research.
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