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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 reportedly been released from prison. 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 after she and a group of other women tried to attend the men’s sports event on the 20 June. 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 told BBC News that she has now been freed on bail, after she staged hunger strikes and hundreds of thousands of people signed a petition calling for her release. 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 mother, Soosan Moshtaghian, was quoted by an Iranian opposition movement as saying her daughter had been banned from leaving the country for two years. 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 for "propagating against the ruling system" was passed, Iranian regime hardliners reportedly pushed for her to be charged with spying. If convicted, she could yet face a prison term of up to six years. 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.