Tom King, BA Politics Former SOAS Student Ghoncheh Ghavami has been released on bailing while she awaits a Court of Appeal hearing. Last month her lawyer claimed to have seen legal papers stating she had… Read More »Ghavami released on bail pending appeal
Photo: Anoo Bhuyan Tom King, BA Politics Former SOAS student Ghoncheh Ghavami has been sentenced to a year in prison in Iran after being found guilty of “propaganda against the state”, according to her lawyer.… Read More »Ghoncheh Ghavami ‘sentenced to year in prison’
Tom King, BA Politics After 109 days in detention, former SOAS student Ghoncheh Ghavami appeared in court today facing charges of “propaganda against the state” after she attempted to attend a men’s volleyball match at… Read More »Ghavami verdict expected within a week
Tom King, BA Politics Former SOAS student Ghoncheh Ghavami has now been on hunger strike for over a week after being detained in Iran for more than 100 days. The SOAS alum was arrested in… Read More »Ghavami on hunger strike after more than 100 days detained
Tom King, BA Politics A former SOAS student has been arrested and detained in Iran after attending a protest against the country’s restrictions on women attending sporting events. Ghoncheh Ghavami, who studied law at… Read More »Former student detained in Iran over women’s rights protest