Prayer Leader: Woman at Sporting Events is "Vulgarity"

Female supporters of Iran’s national soccer team cheer during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers match between Iran and Iraq, at the Azadi Sports Complex in the capital Tehran, on January 27, 2022. Photograph:( AFP )

HT RoP : 'Women in stadium is vulgarity': Iran blocks women from attending football match​. Human Rights Watch claimed today that Iranian officials prevented scores of Iranian women from accessing the Imam Reza football stadium in Mashhad on March 29, 2022, potentially using excessive force.

Mar. 29 - Mashhad, NE #Iran
A large number of women protested today because they were banned (despite buying tickets) from entering the stadium where Iran&Lebanon were to compete in a soccer match.
According to the mullahs, it's unsuitable for women to watch sports matches. pic.twitter.com/MAF7XC5t9C

— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) March 29, 2022

FIFA should utilise its clout with the Iranian government to demand that the country's discriminatory stadium ban be lifted immediately and that abusers be held accountable.

Women were barred from entering the sports stadium in Mashhad, Khorasan province, to attend a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification match between Iran and Lebanon. This included those who had apparently already purchased tickets.

Women gathered in front of the stadium, according to videos shared on social media, and authorities used pepper spray to disperse them.According to the semi-official ISNA news agency, 12,500 tickets were sold online, with 2,000 earmarked for women. In the match, Iran defeated Lebanon 2-0.

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