A student from American University was arrested and is being held in prison for research she is going on women’s movement in Iran. The student was staying with her family in Iran and has been taken from the home. Her computer and other materials that related to her research have been seized. The young girl is a member of the Iranian women’s right group and is being held at jail in Iran until her case is fully investigated. American University is working hard to try and release her, but their student isn’t the only one that has been arrested. Dozens have also been arrested due to their role in the Change for Equality campaign, which was set up by Iranian women activists and seeks to change laws the deny women their equal rights by getting as many signatures as possible.
I was shocked in reading this article because it goes against freedom of speech. It upsets me that these women can’t even try and speak up about getting equal rights in Iran. The student who has been arrested was merely trying to do research for her school, and everything, including her computer was taken away. If Iran is stopping people like her from expressing their opinion to the world, we may never know what is truly going in their country.
-Marisa Cooperman
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