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| Iran sentences British-Iranian activist Ghoncheh Ghavami over volleyball game | Iran sentences British-Iranian activist Ghoncheh Ghavami over volleyball game |
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| A British-Iranian woman detained in Iran after trying to watch a men's volleyball match has been sentenced to a year in prison, her lawyer says. | A British-Iranian woman detained in Iran after trying to watch a men's volleyball match has been sentenced to a year in prison, her lawyer says. |
| Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was found guilty of spreading anti-regime propaganda, lawyer Alizadeh Tabatabaie said. | Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was found guilty of spreading anti-regime propaganda, lawyer Alizadeh Tabatabaie said. |
| Iran banned women from volleyball games in 2012, extending a long-standing ban on football matches. | Iran banned women from volleyball games in 2012, extending a long-standing ban on football matches. |
| The Iranian authorities have argued that women need protection from the lewd behaviour of male fans. | The Iranian authorities have argued that women need protection from the lewd behaviour of male fans. |
| Britain's Foreign Office said it was concerned about the sentence. | |
| "We have concerns about the grounds for this prosecution, due process during the trial, and Miss Ghavami's treatment whilst in custody," it said in a statement. | |
| 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. | 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 cells. | Ms Ghavami was rearrested later and subsequently put on trial. She launched a hunger strike in October after being held in isolation cells. |