Escalation of Civil Society Crackdown; Arrests, Sentences and Summons
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - There has been an intensification of the crackdown on civil society in Iran over the…
Sport
Iranian female futsal player dismissed from the national team for opposing war in Ukraine
Iran-HRM - Mahsa Kamali, a member of the Iranian women’s national futsal team was eliminated from the national team for…
Iranian Society Pushes For End to Stadium Ban
HRW - Iranian authorities once again prevented women and girls from entering a sports stadium. Iran’s football team played Lebanon…
Debate on Iranian women’s access to soccer games flares up again
Al-Monitor - The incidents of March 29 in the northeastern city of Mashhad rekindled a dormant debate on the right…
Iranian Footballers Urged: Put Women’s Rights Before the World Cup
Iranwire - Iranian artists, sports stars and relatives of people killed in street protests have signed a joint letter to…
Will Khamenei Stay Up (Again) to Watch the Iran v US World Cup Match?
Iranwire - The 2022 World Cup draw on Friday put Iran’s national football team in what was described as the…
Iran Coach Says World Cup Match Against U.S. About Soccer, Not Politics
RFL/RE - Iran coach Dragan Skocic has played down the political aspects of another World Cup group stage meeting with…
World Cup Fiasco: Iranian Officials Claim FIFA Has No ‘Specific’ Concerns
Iranwire - Iranian government and sports officials have sought to dampen down the furore after female football fans were again…
After the Latest Insult to Women, Will FIFA Now Suspend Iranian Football?
Iranwire - Tuesday, March 29 might yet be a watershed moment in the history of Iranian football under the Islamic…
Iran: Women Blocked From Entering Stadium
(HRW) – Iranian authorities prevented dozens of Iranian women from entering Imam Reza football stadium in the city of Mashhad on March…