Iran’s judiciary says a jailed Iranian-British woman has officially been charged because of her links to the opposition, not for attending a volleyball match. ISNA news agency quoted on November 18 a statement by the Tehran’s prosecutor’s office as saying Ghoncheh Ghavami was active in opposition protests abroad. It also said Ghavami was in […]
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Ghoncheh Ghavami’s Lawyer Says New Charges Looming Against Her Are Illegal
New charges may be brought against Ghoncheh Ghavami, the young woman who was arrested outside a sports stadium in Tehran in June 2014 for trying to attend a volleyball match and who remains in prison. The Iranian Judiciary’s spokesperson, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, told reporters during his weekly press conference on November 10, 2014, “The […]
More Than Two Months in Solitary Confinement for Protesting Exclusion of Women in Stadium
A young woman’s detention in solitary confinement continues after her June 30, 2014 arrest, following her earlier arrest and release outside a Tehran sports stadium when she tried to attend a volleyball game. Ghoncheh Ghavami’s lawyer, Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabaee, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he is unaware of his […]