Iran Sentences Female Activist To Yr. In Prison For Attending Men's Volleyball Game
By Jessica Chasmar, Nov. 2, 2014, Washingtontimes.com
A British-Iranian activist detained in Iran while trying to attend a men’s volleyball game has been sentenced to one year in prison for “propagating against the ruling system,” her lawyer said Sunday.
Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was detained June 20 while trying to attend a World League match between Iran and Italy at a stadium in Tehran, BBC News reported.
Iran banned women from volleyball games in 2012, arguing that they need protection from the lewd behavior of male fans.
Ms. Ghavami, a former student of the University of London’s School of African and Oriental Studies, was detained initially for a few hours and released, only to be arrested again a few days later.
A British-Iranian activist detained in Iran while trying to attend a men’s volleyball game has been sentenced to one year in prison for “propagating against the ruling system,” her lawyer said Sunday.
Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was detained June 20 while trying to attend a World League match between Iran and Italy at a stadium in Tehran, BBC News reported.
Iran banned women from volleyball games in 2012, arguing that they need protection from the lewd behavior of male fans.
Ms. Ghavami, a former student of the University of London’s School of African and Oriental Studies, was detained initially for a few hours and released, only to be arrested again a few days later.
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