Esha & Roxana - help them, Hillary.

Esha Momeni is supposed to graduate from Cal State Northridge this spring. But she remains in Iran, free from prison but banned from leaving the country. Before her arrest, Momeni had been interviewing Iranian women for her Master's Thesis - an apparent threat to national security in the Islamic Republic.

In the meantime today, an American NPR reporter detained in Iran since January has been charged with espionage. Roxana Saberi is accused of spying on the Iranian government while posing as a journalist.

Hopes remain high that the Obama Administration may be able to secure their release. (Please Hillary...do something!) And initial steps have been taken. According to Secretary of State Clinton, the State Department is working for Roxana Saberi's release through the help of Swiss intermediaries. As for Esha Momeni, Clinton said U.S. officials also gave a letter to Iranian representatives during a meeting in the Netherlands. The letter requested Iran's help in resolving Esha's case.

(YOU can help, too. Please sign the petitions below.)

ESHA MOMENI

As a dual American-Iranian citizen, Esha traveled to Tehran to work on her Master's thesis in Woman Studies. She is accused of acting against national security, because she videotaped and conducted interviews with Iranian women about their lives and work.

As a result of her effort to spread awareness about Iran, Esha has endured solitary confinement, detention and interrogation. Her family has paid thousands in bail. And now Esha faces the possibility of never returning home or, perhaps, imprisonment once again.

PETITION FOR THE RELEASE OF ESHA MOMENI

ROXANA SABERI

American Roxana Saberi, an internationally respected journalist, moved to Iran and worked as a freelance reporter for NPR and the BBC. Her press pass was revoked in 2006, but Saberi stayed to work on her masters studies.

However, Saberi still continued to file reports for NPR in the United States despite the fact she no longer carried a legitimate Iranian press pass. This is illegal in Iran. And, as an Iranian citizen, she, apparently, broke the law.

But this poses the question...does it matter that she is a U.S. citizen reporting for U.S. media outlets? Saberi holds dual citizenship with Iran and the United States. However, Iran does not recognize U.S. citizenship. Therefore, the government only considers Saberi an Iranian citizen who must have a proper permit to act as a foreign journalist.

Saberi was arrested in Tehran after purchasing a bottle of wine and then later accused of spying. She has accepted all the charges, and The Revolutionary Court plans to review her case and issue a verdict.

FACEBOOK PETITION FOR THE RELEASE OF ROXANA SABERI