Culture

I read an article from the Star Tribune about a woman was arrested in Iran. She was a journalist from the United States that was in Iran for a story. She was arrested for alleged illegal activities. The Iran officials are saying that she was arrested because her press card, which allows her to report on what is going on over there, was revoked but that she continued to report. Her father said that after she was detained, she called him saying that she was arrested for buying alcohol. It is believed that she was told to tell people that she was arrested for buying alcohol because it is against their culture. I think that this is probably true- she was probably told to tell people that that's why she was arrested because they don't want the real reason to get out.