Montreal university professor Homa Hoodfar, who had been detained in Tehran's infamous Evin prison since June 6, has been released, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed. Hoodfar, of Concordia University, was released from the Iranian prison Monday and is currently in Oman, where she was greeted by her niece, Amanda Ghahremani. The Canadian-Iranian anthropology professor Hoodfar was arrested while on a personal and research visit to Iran, her family said. Canada thanks those who helped secure the release of Dr. Homa Hoodfar from jail in Iran. Homa #Hoodfar's family 'extremely grateful' for all support but is not speaking publicly, currently.

Source: CBC News September 26, 2016 14:18 UTC