Iran sentences British-Iranian activist Ghoncheh Ghavami over volleyball game

[EX500rider]

Source: BBC

Amnesty International has described Ms Ghavami, who is from Shepherd's Bush in west London, as a prisoner of conscience, and called for her immediate release. More than 700,000 people have signed an online petition urging the authorities to free her.

The graduate of the University of London's School of African and Oriental Studies was part of a group of women who tried to watch Iran play Italy in a match on 20 June.

The women were arrested and allegedly beaten before being freed.

Ms Ghavami was rearrested later and subsequently put on trial. She launched a hunger strike in October after being held in isolation cell

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29869909

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OMG! A women tried to watch a volleyball game!! SHE A WITCH-BURN HER!!!

[heaven05]

1. religion and male misogyny at it's ugliest

again. i hope she makes it.

[samsingh]

2. the religion of peace again

[7962]

3. Well, she should have KNOWN better! Who would think watching a match would be fine??

Yes, sarcasm, in case anyone is poised over the alert button.
More of the same from this repressive regime.

[Nye Bevan]

4. Well yes, that's bad, but what about the Crusades and the Salem Witch Trials?

I am sure that most fundamentalist Christians in the US would want women who watch volleyball games to go to prison.

(I decided to volunteer for the inevitable "but Christianity is just as bad" post to save others the trouble).

[iandhr]

6. We are in the 21st century

Humanity has allegedly evolved.

When she gets out someone should get her Giants-Eagles tickets. Then she can see some "lewes" behavior not just from men but from women as well.

[sulphurdunn]

5. It seems like every time

moderate people in that country want to open up and turn down the heat, something like this happens. It may be more a reflection of Iranian power politics and culture combat than a societal norm.

[Android3.14]

7. With this "religion of peace", Iranian power politics and culture combat are the societal norm

eom

[sulphurdunn]

8. You could make the same statement about the US

but for the balancing power of secularism.