Human Rights Watch: Iran - Women Detained, Accused of Flouting Stadium Ban
August 16, 2019
August 16, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 16 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
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- FIFA Should Enforce Nondiscrimination Rules, Secure Women's Release
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The Iranian government should release women detained because they are alleged to have dressed as men to circumvent a ban on women attending football matches, Human Rights Watch said today. Among the women reportedly detained on August 13, 2019 are Zahra Khoshnavaz, a prominent advocate for . . .
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- FIFA Should Enforce Nondiscrimination Rules, Secure Women's Release
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The Iranian government should release women detained because they are alleged to have dressed as men to circumvent a ban on women attending football matches, Human Rights Watch said today. Among the women reportedly detained on August 13, 2019 are Zahra Khoshnavaz, a prominent advocate for . . .