Woman Jailed For Watching Volleyball In Iran

A British-Iranian woman has been sentenced to one year in prison – after she tried to attend a volleyball match in Tehran.

Ghoncheh Ghavami, who was arrested outside the Freedom Stadium, was given no reason for her conviction. The law graduate, from London, had been accused of "propaganda against the state".

Iranian officials maintain she was detained for security reasons. The 25-year-old went on hunger strike after she was moved to the "brutal" Evin Prison in June.

A campaign calling for her immediate release has attracted more than 500,000 supporters to date.

On Sunday a spokesperson said: "It is not clear to her family and lawyer as to what the current legal basis of her detention is.

"A fair and just legal process, according to Iran's legal framework, is the basic right of every Iranian citizen. Why are these rights not upheld in Ghoncheh's case?"

Prior to the volleyball match between Iran and Italy, women were barred from attending the event altogether.

Gen Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam, chief of the national police, had said it was "not yet in the public interest" for men and women to share the stands.

Women are already banned from Iranian football matches, but authorities insist this rule is designed to protect them against inappropriate behaviour from men.

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