Iranian-british Woman, Jailed For Bid To Watch Men's Volleyball, Goes On Hunger Strike

Sally

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As you can see in the article, reforms were promised for the Iranian women and they certainly are disappointed about not getting them. The Iranian women who left for the West are probably grateful for the freedom they have in the different countries in which they settled.

Iranian-British woman, jailed for bid to watch men's volleyball, goes on hunger strike
DUBAI Sun Oct 5, 2014 9:36pm IST



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(Reuters) - An Iranian-British woman has gone on hunger strike in prison in Tehran to protest against her arrest for trying to watch a men's volleyball game, the opposition website Kalame reported on Sunday.

Ghoncheh Ghavami's incarceration has angered Iranian women who say they are still waiting for the greater freedom promised reforms by the pragmatic cleric Hassan Rouhani when he was elected president last year

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