Petition for the immediate release of Esha Momeni

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    His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, His Excellency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi,
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His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei,
His Excellency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,
His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi,

We, the undersigned, have heard with great alarm of the arrest in Tehran, on Wednesday October 15, 2008, of Esha Momeni, a graduate student in film and communication at California State University, Northridge. This arrest was made by Tehran traffic police on the pretext that she had made an illegal turn, but we have since been informed that she has been transferred to Section 209 of Evin Prison and kept in solitary confinement.
We wish to make clear that at no time has Ms. Momeni been involved in any activities contravening the laws of the Islamic Republic of Iran. She had returned to Iran for an extended visit mainly for the purpose of seeing family and friends, and also in order to carry out research related to her MA degree at California State University, Northridge. Ms. Momeni, a womens rights defender and a volunteer of the California branch of a grassroots campaign called the "One Million Signatures Demanding Changes to Discriminatory Laws", decided to make her Masters thesis project a personal exploration of the shared experiences of everyday Iranians. This included interviews with some members of the Campaign. The activities of the Campaign are peaceful and merely aimed at reforming the Iranian laws in areas that discriminate against women; the Campaign has no political objectives.
Those who are privileged to know Ms. Momeni are fully aware of the sincerity and passion for justice which she brings to the promotion of a truer image of Iran outside the country, and we are therefore dismayed that she should have been arrested and detained despite not having engaged in any unlawful activities.
We, the undersigned, therefore demand Ms. Momeni be released immediately and without conditions so that she can return to complete her education. In addition we urge you to:
1.Guarantee in all circumstances the physical and psychological integrity of Ms. Esha Momeni;
2.Assure that while in detention she is granted immediate and regular access to her family, a lawyer of her choice, and any medical treatment necessary in light of her medical condition (kidney stones);
3 Ensure in all circumstances respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and with international and regional human rights instruments ratified by Iran.
Yours sincerely

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  • Marcela M
    • Place of Residence
    • Los Angeles, Ca
  • masoud
    • Place of Residence
    • tehran
  • Elizabeth E
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    • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Fiona L
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    • USA
  • Janet A
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    • Irvine, California
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  • Helen B
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    • Houston, TX
  • Negin J
  • Layla T
    • Place of Residence
    • California
  • Rachael T
    • Place of Residence
    • New York
  • Elvia Q
    • Place of Residence
    • Ventura, California
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    • В
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    • В
  • Frances A. G
  • parsi
  • Alexei A
    • Place of Residence
    • California
  • Levin Z
  • Christian T
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    • An immidiate release must happen
    • Place of Residence
    • Long Island, NY
  • Emi S
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    • NY
  • John K
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    • В
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    • В
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  • Bernardo A
    • Place of Residence
    • Los Angeles
  • Sandy W
  • Preofessor David A
    • Last name
    • You called everyone "your excellency" ! Why not include their masters the British Royal Family?
    • Place of Residence
    • London
  • Monica V
  • Mary L
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    • The khomeini gang are all product of 300 years of British interferences in Iran. Stop Russo-British alliance. Free Iran
    • Place of Residence
    • Oxford
  • rob s
    • Place of Residence
    • california, usa
  • Alba S
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    • Please release her now.
    • Place of Residence
    • California
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  • elnaz
  • Jane B
  • Davida P
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    • Please free this woman that was wrongfully arrested.
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    • NY, USA
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    • В
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    • New York
  • Sara B
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    • Pasadena,CA
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  • Cassandra T
    • Place of Residence
    • Los Angeles,CA
  • Dr. Dreyfus R
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    • Khomeini's granfather was anative of India and a British spy sent to Iran disquised as a Dervish. Khomeini and Indian himself did not care one way or another for the nation of Iran. Free all Iranians from the British grip
    • Place of Residence
    • Vienna
  • Dariush S
  • Sara E
  • Omar R
  • Jane Ann G
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    • During my Phd program I found out that 90\% of top Iranian rulling gangs are member of the Free Masoners Lodge and all with aligence to the British Crown! What do you expect from thugs like that?
    • Place of Residence
    • Washington, DC
  • Krissy M
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    • В
    • Place of Residence
    • Hollywood, CA
  • Nasrin R
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    • В
    • Place of Residence
    • Irvine, California
  • Joseph A
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    • Los Angeles, cA
  • Maureen B
    • Place of Residence
    • Oregon USA
  • David S
  • Dr. Parviz T
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    • Who do you think reports the activists to the Iranian government? The British Embassy in Washington,DC and the Iranian Interest Section in Washington, DC. Iranian dissidents have no peace anywhere.
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    • Damanvand
  • Lucy A
    • Place of Residence
    • Los Angeles, CA USA