Iranian World Press Photo Award winner Forough Alaei detained for sneaking into football match ...
winning photojournalist was arrested for disguising herself as a man to enter a football stadium to circumvent the country’s ban on women from attending matches. Forough Alaei won the prestigious World Press Photo award 2019 for her work depicting impassioned female supporters attempting to watch live football matches in Iran. One of the prize winning images shows a woman having a fake beard applied and in another she is seen watching a game in a Tehran stadium surrounded by male supporters. Ms Alaei was recognised for her “passion giving a ...
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