Directed at both the UK and Iranian governments, Mr Ghavami's petition plea says: “The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said it was ‘aware of reports’ of her imprisonment but its diplomatic powers are limited in Iran. We know that the UK Government has the power to do more to help Ghoncheh. Earlier this year when Meriam Ibrahim was held in Sudan for refusing to renounce her faith, a petition gathered more than a million signatures and leaders around the world stepped in to urge the Sudanese Government to set her free. They listened and she was soon freed.”