Iranian Rock Climber Returns Home After Competing Without Hijab
VOA - Elnaz Rekabi, who competed in the Asian rock climbing championships in South Korea without the hijab required of…
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Fears for Iranian Climber Who Defied Hijab Law While Overseas
VOA —The fate of a top Iranian female athlete was unclear Tuesday after she competed in an international rock-climbing competition…
Footballers Tackle the Regime
Iranwire - Iran’s soccer stars are used to the love and admiration of football fans throughout the country. But returning…
Women’s Rights Group Urges FIFA To Expel Iran From World Cup
RFL/RE - Rights group Open Stadiums have called on world football's governing body to kick Iran out of the World…
Iranian Officials Lambast US Treasury Lifting Sanctions on Internet Providers
Iranwire - A spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry has condemned the US Treasury for lifting sanctions on would-be internet providers…
Iranian Olympic Committee’s Ethics Commision: Women in Football Stadiums is ‘Concerning’
Iranwire - The Iranian National Olympic Committee’s so-called Sports Ethics Commission has written to Mehdi Taj, the newly re-elected head…
After Esteghlal ‘Victory’, Iranian Women Excluded From Seven Football Matches in One Day
Iran-HRM - Yesterday the news website Tarafdari shared a video of a young Sepahan FC fan who stuck outside the gates of…
Blue Thursday at Azadi Stadium: Fake Tickets, Scuffles at the Gate, and Tears of Joy for Female Fans
Iranwire - Under pressure from FIFA, yesterday the Iranian Football Federation partially relented on its decades-old policy of excluding Iranian…
Iranwire : The Truth Behind the 500 Women’s Tickets for Esteghlal
Iranwire - In the last week of July, it was widely reported in Iran that Minister of Sports and Youth…
Iran Pro League Football Matches are Happening Behind Closed Doors. Why?
Iranwire - On Wednesday, August 10, two days before the start of the 22nd Iran Pro League, the Iran Football League…