Iran releases CSUN student

The Cal State Northridge student arrested in Iran last month during a routine traffic stop while in the country to film a documentary was released on bail Monday from a notorious prison, a friend of the family said. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

Although the news was welcomed by anxious relatives and CSUN colleagues, Esha Momeni, a 28-year-old Iranian-American, faces serious charges that make her swift return home uncertain.

Momeni was working on a film about the women's movement in Iran when she was taken into custody Oct. 15. Authorities stopped her for illegally passing another vehicle and later went to her home and confiscated her computer and films. She was then taken to Section 209 of Tehran's Evin Prison, where she was held until her release.