Iranians, Foreigners Mourn 'Blue Girl,' Urge End To Ban On Female Soccer Fans

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Iranians, Foreigners Mourn 'Blue Girl,' Urge End To Ban On Female Soccer Fans

who was arrested while trying to sneak into a stadium to watch a men's soccer match has led to an outpouring of grief, outrage, and calls for FIFA to ensure Iran ends a ban on female spectators that has endured for 40 years. Twenty-nine-year old Sahar Khodayari died several days after setting herself alight on September 2 outside a courthouse where she had been summoned after being arrested for trying to enter Tehran's Azadi Stadium in March dressed as a man. A group of Iranians held a candlelight vigil in the Iranian capital on September ...

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