British authorities have expressed concern over the decision of the Iranian court and reported that examine the reasons for the decision, the question of the impartiality of the process and the conditions of detention of 25-year-old Ghonczech Ghawami that from mid-June was in custody.
The woman was convicted of spreading “propaganda against the government . “
All the World League match
arrested her on June 20, when in Tehran with her friends went to the match of the World League Iran Italy. After a few hours it was released, then re-arrested a few days later, when she returned to the police station to pick up their stuff – gives the AFP.
A woman is of 126 days held in Evin prison in Tehran; for two weeks in October, went on hunger strike to protest against the arrest and the absence of the process – according to information on Facebook, where her family and friends campaign for her release.
In addition – according to AFP, citing the brother arrested – a woman for two years can not leave Iran.
Amnesty International: It’s a scandal
“It is outrageous that this young woman is imprisoned simply for being in a peaceful way she wanted to convey that the Iranians are discriminated against” – assessed the human rights organization Amnesty International, recognizing Ghawami a prisoner of conscience. Amnesty International called on Tehran to immediately release the woman. More than 700,000 people have already signed the petition in this case.
Irankom banned from stadiums after the Islamic revolution in 1979. With time, in exceptional cases, mostly on invitation, began to allow women to participate in major international sporting events. The ban on volleyball matches in force since 2012. – Notes the BBC. This prohibition precludes the moderate president Hasan Rowhani.
In June, the police chief explained that the police “can not allow the presence of women in stadiums,” because the simultaneous presence there of women and men “is not in the general interest” .
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