Amid World Cup, Iranian Women Demand End to Ban From Stadiums

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Amid World Cup, Iranian Women Demand End to Ban From Stadiums

known Iranian women, including famous writers, artists, and human rights lawyers, have written an open letter to the International Football Association (FIFA), asking it to demand Iran to lift its ban on women attending sports stadiums. were permitted to go to a football stadium to watch their country’s team face Spain in the World Cup for the first time since the Islamic Revolution took place in 1979. Activists say that this concession was won due to the hard work of women activists in the country. But the overall ban against women ...

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June 23, 2018

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