British woman, 25, held in notorious Iranian prison after being arrested during rights protest
The Telegraph
British woman, 25, held in notorious Iranian prison after being arrested during rights protest
Campaigners say that Ghonche Ghavami is being kept in an isolation cell after attempting to enter an all-male stadium to draw attention to women's rights
By Ahmed Vahdat
05 Sep 2014
A 25-year-old British-Iranian woman is being held in solitary confinement after being arrested during a women's rights protest in Tehran, according to campaigners.
Ghonche Ghavami was detained outside the city's Azadi Stadium after she and fellow campaigners tried to enter the men-only arena to watch an Iran-Italy volleyball match.
The protesters – who all wore white headscarves in defiance of the rules demanding dark coloured hijabs – had tried to get through heavy security but were arrested, said activists.
She was reportedly then released on bail, but after returning a week later to collect her belongings Ms Ghavami was arrested and put into solitary confinement in Iran's notorious Evin political prison....
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