Petition for the Immediate Release of Esha Momeni

This blog reflects news about Esha Momeni, the Iranian American artist, student, and Iranian women's rights advocate (in the One Million Signatures Campaign), who was arrested on Oct 15th in Tehran where She was working on her Master's thesis project. We wish to emphasize that Esha Momeni's family, and the One Million Signatures Campaign in liaison with Esha's family, alone have the authority to speak on behalf of the campaign to release Esha. We wholeheartedly thank all of you who have shown an interest in helping to free Esha, and welcome your collaboration and solidarity. We urge you to contact us directly should you desire to contribute to our efforts. We cannot endorse other efforts, however well-meaning, as we cannot guarantee that these efforts will maintain the high level of sensitivity and factual accuracy necessary in order that this campaign is conducted as effectively as possible, without in any way endangering Esha.

We strongly encourage all readers to sign the following petition addressed to senior figures in the Islamic Republic of Iran and demand Esha’s immediate release . Additionally please, forward the link to others.

Petition for the Release of Esha Momeni

We request you not to sign petitions organized by organizations other than the One Million Signatures Campaign. While such petitions may mean well, they often contain inappropriate language and factual errors and as such are more likely to endanger Esha than help bring about her release. We are, however, grateful for the information provided by reputable independent human rights organizations like Amnesty International and OMCT and we are working with such organizations in order to make our efforts as effective as possible.