The 25-year-old was arrested in June for taking part in a peaceful protest outside Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.
Ghoncheh Ghavami, a British-Iranian woman from Shepherd's Bush in London, has apparently been sentenced to a year in prison for trying to watch a men's volleyball match.
The Iranian authorities banned women from volleyball games in two years ago, arguing that women need protection from the behaviour of male fans.
Last month, after more than 100 days inside Evin prison in Tehran, Ghavami began a "wet" hunger strike — refusing to take food, but accepting liquid.
This is an appalling verdict.
It's an outrage that a young woman is being locked up simply for peacefully having her say about how women are discriminated against in Iran.
Ghoncheh is a prisoner of conscience and the Iranian authorities should quash the sentence and release her immediately and unconditionally.
The authorities should also investigate allegations that Ghoncheh was subjected to death threats by her interrogators and provide compensation for her arbitrary detention and her prolonged solitary confinement.
The 25-year-old was arrested on June 30 outside Tehran’s Azadi Stadium for taking part in a peaceful protest demanding women be allowed inside the venue.
A protester holds up a picture of Ghoncheh Ghavami as Iran's President Dr. Hassan Rouhani, left, speaks with moderator Fareed Zakaria at New America, a public policy institute and think tank in New York on Wednesday.
AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
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