BaalChatzaf Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 TEHRAN, Iran - A woman who was arrested while trying to attend a volleyball match in conservative Iran has been sentenced to one year in jail, her lawyer told local media on Sunday. British-Iranian Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, a law graduate from London, went on trial last month after being detained in June at a Tehran stadium where Iran's national volleyball team was to play Italy. Women are strictly prohibited from watching sporting events in Iran. “According to the verdict she was sentenced to one year," her lawyer Alizadeh Tabatabaie told Iranian media, noting that the judge had shown him the sentence.Ghavami was formally charged with "activities and propaganda against the Islamic Republic," the lawyer told the official ILNA news agency. However, there is still room for an appeal. Iranian officials have said Ghavami was detained for security reasons. So far she has been held in the capital's notorious Evin Prison for 126 days 41 of which have been in solitary confinement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brant Gaede Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Bombs away!--Brant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Bombs away!--BrantNot while Bwana Devil is in the White House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Wiig Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 It would be nice if they encouraged them to go before they start dropping the bombs, rather than stopping them at the borders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmj Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I don't understand the OP.Is this to point to the actions of muslims, or the governement of Iran?It is illegal for women to attend such events, what other outcome would there have been ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Troy Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 TMJ the government of Iran is a puppet of the clergy that ACTUALLY runs the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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