Women are banned from attending volleyball matches in Iran. 

The family of the British-Iranian woman said that she has now been freed on bail until her court appeal, following a series of hunger strikes and hundreds of thousands of people signed a petition calling for her release.

A bail fee of $38,000 (£24,000/€31,000) has been paid by Ghavami's family to secure her release. 

An international "Free Ghoncheh Ghavami" campaign has put pressure on Iran and the International Volleyball Federation ©Facebook

Ghavami's brother Iman Ghavami, 28, said: "She has been bailed until her court appeal, when she hopes to be vindicated."

Her parents will now be reunited with their daughter, having previously described how they were refused a meeting when she was transferred to a new prison and that they were only allowed to speak to her on the phone.