October 17, 2018 – After decades of activists peacefully campaigning against Iran’s state ban on women in sports stadiums, dozens of females were allowed to watch a men’s soccer match between the national team and Bolivia ...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino (left) with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on February 29, 2018. Gianni ...
The Iran Gymnastics Federation has walked back its threat to discipline a 10-year-old gymnast for allegedly taking part in an international competition without wearing the mandatory hijab. Iranian women are required to wear the ...
The peaceful battle by women’s rights activists geared towards ending the ban on female spectators in Iranian sports stadiums is inching forward despite ongoing opposition by religious conservatives. “Women’s rights activists are pursuing ...
For the second time, Iranian authorities have allowed two-time Iranian Paralympic gold medalist Zahra Nemati to travel abroad to compete despite her estranged husband's attempts to force her to ...
A professional soccer player who once played for the Iranian women’s national futsal team has publicly spoken out against a ban she says was imposed on her for not wearing the hijab while playing the sport during a private trip abroad. “I ...
Spokesman Strays From State Line on Hijab Despite interest expressed by foreign female runners, women participants in Tehran’s first international marathon will be required to run separately and on a shortened route. The sudden change resulted in ...
A number of Iranian female billiard players have been banned for a year from competitions for allegedly “violating the Islamic code of conduct” while competing in China, Iran’s Bowling and Billiards ...
