An Iranian-British woman who was jailed in Tehran for attempting to attend a men's volleyball match has been released on bail, her brother says.

Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was arrested in June outside Tehran's Azadi Stadium, where she and others were demanding that women be allowed in to watch a men's volleyball match between Iran and Italy.
A Tehran court sentenced the law graduate to a year in jail for spreading anti-state propaganda, Iranian media said.

Ms Ghavami, who went on a hunger strike to protest against her incarceration, was released on bail on Sunday.

Her brother, Iman Ghavami, said she would be staying with her parents in the Iranian capital until the Court of Appeal ruled on her case.

"It was unexpected that she was released, it was out of the blue," he said.

"My parents were trying to ask the judge to issue a medical leave for my sister and then he just decided that she should be released on bail."

He said he had managed to speak to his sister for "just a few seconds ... I think she sounded happy".

"Everyone knows that she didn't do anything. She shouldn't have been in prison for the past five months anyway."

Women are banned from attending male-only volleyball and football matches in Iran, which officials say protects them from lewd behaviour.

Iranian officials have said Ms Ghavami was detained for security reasons unrelated to the volleyball match.
Source: http://www..com.ng/