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Scholar found ways to cope, but 'a prison is a prison'

To combat the depression and despair during her 105-day stint in Iran's notorious Evin prison, Haleh Esfandiari welcomed all distractions and blocked thoughts of her beloved home and family.

Iranian-American scholar back home after detention in Tehran

Haleh Esfandiari, the Iranian-American scholar who was held in Iran for eight months, has returned to her home in Potomac, Maryland, her husband, Shaul Bakhash, told CNN.

Iran releases detained American

American Haleh Esfandiari -- arrested nearly four months ago by Tehran officials on charges of harming national security -- was released Tuesday from an Iranian prison after her mother posted bail, her family said.

Time.com: Jailed U.S. Academic in Iran Freed

A detained Iranian-American academic accused of conspiring against the government was freed on bail Tuesday from a Tehran prison

Detained Americans appear to 'confess' on Iranian state television

Iranian television Wednesday aired lengthy excerpts of what it called confessions by two jailed Iranian-Americans accused of plotting to undermine the Islamic republic, a development the U.S. State Department condemned.

Time.com: Did the U.S. Incite Iran's Crackdown?

The jailing of an Iranian-American grandmother may be evidence that Bush's pro-democracy effort is backfiring

Bush condemns Tehran's detention of Iranian-Americans

President Bush on Friday called on Tehran to release four detained Iranian-Americans "immediately and unconditionally."

Iranian-American academic charged

Iran has formally charged Iranian-American Haleh Esfandiari with trying to topple the government, a spokesman for the Iranian judiciary told CNN on Tuesday.

Nobel laureate: Iranian-Americans political prisoners

An Iranian-American woman detained in Tehran is being held illegally and has been repeatedly denied access to an attorney, Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi told CNN on Friday.

Sources: Iran imprisons 4th Iranian-American

Iran recently imprisoned a fourth person of dual Iranian and American citizenship, the man's family and colleagues told CNN on Wednesday

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