IRAN: SHOCKING DEATH OF FOOTBALL FAN WHO SET HERSELF ON FIRE EXPOSES IMPACT OF CONTEMPT FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Amnesty - Responding to reports that a young woman who set herself on fire after being summoned to court to…
Sport
Death of Iran’s “Blue Girl” Spotlights Senseless Ban on Women in Stadiums
CHRI - No More Empty Promises: FIFA Should Call on Iran to Lift Ban Once and For All The death…
Iran Basketball return to the Olympics for the first time since 2008
PayvandNews - Iran national basketball team advanced to the 2020 Olympic Games after beating the Philippines in the 2019 FIBA…
Iranian Archer, Judo Champion Refuse To Return Home After Competing
RFL/RE - A world-class Iranian archer is seeking asylum in Europe, the second athlete from Iran in recent weeks to…
Young Female Football Fan In Iran Sets Herself On Fire To Protest Jail
Radiofarda - A young woman who set herself on fire on September 1 outside the public prosecutor’s office in Tehran…
Iran Asks To Move World Cup Soccer Match In Hong Kong Amid Protests
RFL/RE - Iran wishes to move its September 10 soccer World Cup qualifying match in Hong Kong to a neutral…
Iran taekwondo wins title at World Martial Arts Masterships
PayvandNews - Iranian taekwondo team won the team kyorugi event competition of 2019 Martial Arts Masterships in South Korea. In…
Judo Boss Offers Olympic Lifeline To ‘Threatened’ Iranian Champion
Radiofarda - Iranian judo star Saeid Mollaei, who claimed he was ordered to deliberately lose a world championship fight, could…
Iran’s Judo Star Seeking Asylum In Germany After Pressure Not To Compete With An Israeli
radiofarda - The hero of Iranian judo whose recent loss to a Georgian in world competitions was dubbed as the…
Maryam Shojaei helps Iran’s female football fans carry fight for admission
Gaurdian - Gianni Infantino’s efforts have not had much impact and, with World Cup qualifiers soon, the wait to attend…