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Ghavami verdict expected within a week

Ghavami verdict expected within a week

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 Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in June. Ghavami has spent more than 40 days in

Ghavami on hunger strike after more than 100 days detained

Ghavami on hunger strike after more than 100 days detained

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 June after attempting to watch a men’s volleyball match. Ghavami was transferred to Tehran’

Former student detained in Iran over women’s rights protest

Former student detained in Iran over women’s rights protest

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 SOAS, was arrested outside the Azadi Stadium with more than a dozen other women when