Date:15/08/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200908150940.htm

Back Iran-American held 10 months in Iran returns to US

Los Angeles (AP): A graduate student detained for nearly a year in Iran has returned to Los Angeles.

Esha Momeni was detained October 15 while researching women's rights in Iran for her thesis at California State University, Northridge.

The 29-year-old student was charged with acting against Iran's national security and held for a month, mainly in solitary confinement.

Northridge spokeswoman Carmen Ramos Chandler says Momeni has returned safely and has already met with her college adviser.