British-Iranian citizen is released after almost four years in Iranian prison Roya Saberinejad Nobakht is a British-Iranian citizen who was arrested in October 2013. After almost four years imprisonment Roya was released on Friday 25th August 2017. Roya’s initial twenty years sentence was reduced to seven years. Her ‘crime’ was posting anti-regime comments on her … Continue reading
Ghoncheh Ghavami, the Iranian-British woman who was arrested in June 2014 for trying to watch men’s volleyball in the Azadi stadium in Tehran-Iran, was released on bail on 23 November. Prior to her release she was informed that she is sentenced to one year in prison and also has been banned from leaving Iran for two years. … Continue reading
13/10/2014 Ghonche Ghavami’s hunger strike is a message to the UK Foreign Office More need to be done to free two imprisoned British-Iranian women in Iran Thirteen days has gone since Ghoncheh Ghavami started her hunger strike to protest against her detention and lack of access to her lawyer. Ghoncheh’s life and wellbeing, which was … Continue reading
16/09/2014 Two British women in prison in Iran In prison for attempting to watch a male volleyball match In prison for putting anti-regime comment on her Facebook Ghonche Ghavami is a 25 years old Iranian-British woman, who studied law in SWAS University in London, has been in prison since June 2014. Ghonche was arrested when … Continue reading
Campaign in support of A British woman sentenced to 20 years in prison in Iran for posting an anti-government comment on Facebook “ Free Roya Now” ABOUT “ Free Roya Now”: Roya Saberinejad Nobakht, 48, is a British-Iranian citizen who has been in prison in Iran since October 2013. She has been subjected to physical … Continue reading
07/09/2014 Roya Saberinejad is under pressure in the Shahre Rey Prison in Iran Roya Saberinejad, the British woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Iran, is kept in an inhuman condition in Shahre Ray prison. Shahre Ray prison is a notorious women’s prison which is known for its cruel condition where the … Continue reading
Ways to help: SIGN her petition: http://chn.ge/1m9WZ7Y LIKE: https://www.facebook.com/freeroyanow TWEET using: #FreeRoyaNow WRITE to: (sample letter is provided) Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs-UK on hammondp@parliament.uk Your MP (you can find your MP via the link below) writetothem.com Sample letter: You can copy and paste the following and email to … Continue reading