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British-Iranian 'volleyball woman' Ghoncheh Ghavami released from Tehran jail, family says | British-Iranian 'volleyball woman' Ghoncheh Ghavami released from Tehran jail, family says |
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A British-Iranian woman who was jailed while trying to watch a volleyball match in Tehran has been released from prison, her family said. | |
Ghoncheh Ghavemi, 25, was arrested and sentenced to a year in jail for "propagating against the ruling system" after she and a group of other women tried to attend the men’s sports event on the 20 June. | |
Her family said that she has now been freed on bail until her court appeal, after she staged hunger strikes and hundreds of thousands of people signed a petition calling for her release. | |
Ms Ghavemi’s brother Iman Ghavami, 28, said: "She has been bailed until her court appeal, when she hopes to be vindicated. | |
"She was bailed for £20,000 and now wants to spend time with her family." | |
Her parents will now be reunited with their daughter, having previously described how they were refused a meeting when she was transferred to a new prison and that they were only allowed to speak to her on the phone. | Her parents will now be reunited with their daughter, having previously described how they were refused a meeting when she was transferred to a new prison and that they were only allowed to speak to her on the phone. |
Ghoncheh Ghavami, right, with her mother. She was jailed after attending a men’s volleyball game Ms Ghavemi, from west London, was visiting her family when she was first arrested. | Ghoncheh Ghavami, right, with her mother. She was jailed after attending a men’s volleyball game Ms Ghavemi, from west London, was visiting her family when she was first arrested. |
The country’s Revolutionary Guard released the rest of her group, but continued holding Ms Ghavemi and accused her of endangering the country’s national security. | The country’s Revolutionary Guard released the rest of her group, but continued holding Ms Ghavemi and accused her of endangering the country’s national security. |
Amnesty International said Ms Ghavami has been kept in solitary confinement for most of her imprisonment and faced threats against her life during her trial. | Amnesty International said Ms Ghavami has been kept in solitary confinement for most of her imprisonment and faced threats against her life during her trial. |
After her one-year jail sentence was handed down, Iranian regime hardliners reportedly pushed for her to be charged with spying. If those charges were brought, she could yet face a prison term of up to six years. |