Activist Ghoncheh Qavami has been released on bail from Evin Prison in Tehran. Qavami was recently sentenced to one year in jail and a two-year ban on traveling abroad for the charge of “propaganda against the regime”. Qavami was first arrested for trying to enter a stadium with a group of women to watch […]
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Iran announces plan to accommodate female fans in sports facilities
The Iranian Ministry of Sports has reacted to public pressure and announced it has plans to designate a section of stadiums to female spectators. The ministry’s deputy for women’s sports, Robab Shahrian, told ISNA that the ministry will implement a new plan designating specific areas in stadiums for women to attend all athletic events. Shahrian […]
Message from world volleyball body may be linked to Qavami
It appears that the World Federation of Volleyball may be trying to pressure Iran regarding Ghoncheh Qavami, the Iranian woman who was arrested following her attempt to enter a stadium to see a volleyball game in Tehran. The Mehr News Agency reports that Ari Grasa, the head of the World Federation of Volleyball, has […]
Two female prisoners in legal limbo intensify hunger strike
Ghoncheh Qavami and Atena Faghdani, two Iranian political prisoners who have been on hunger strike for the past 11 days, are now also refusing water. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that the two prisoners are being held in the Revolutionary Guards ward of Evin Prison and are now also refusing water […]
Jailed activist in legal limbo starts hunger strike
Iranian activist Ghoncheh Qavami has begun a hunger strike after 100 days in jail in protest to her undetermined state in Evin Prison. The Kaleme website reports that on Wednesday October 1, Qavami started a hunger strike. She is no longer being questioned, and although her file has been referred to the Revolutionary Court, […]