Female fans caught watching the game in disguise set themselves on fire to die
Iranian women have long been banned from entering stadiums and watching football matches. In order to fight against the ban, an Iranian woman paid the price of her life, which aroused widespread anger in Iran and abroad.
According to the guardian on September 10, Sahar khodayari, a 29 year old Iranian woman, disguised herself as a man and sneaked into the stadium to watch a match of Iranian team Tehran independence in March this year. When she entered the stadium, she was inadvertently detected and arrested by security.
On the 2nd, after the court sentenced Shah to six months' imprisonment, she poured gasoline on herself outside the Ershad courthouse in Tehran and set herself on fire.
According to Iran's semi official Fars news agency, Shah suffered more than 90% of third degree burns and serious damage to his lungs. Although the hospital rescued him, Shah's treatment was ineffective and died on the 9th local time.
'Fars News Agency' said that Shaha had previously been diagnosed with 'bipolar disorder' (bipolar disorder, which refers to a kind of mental illness with both manic and depressive episodes, observer online note). Before the sentencing, she was imprisoned by the court for 3 days. The experience during this period exacerbated her condition and eventually led to the tragedy.
Iran's judicial system has called for a thorough investigation into Shah's experience in prison. Shaha's father expressed the hope that the public would 'stop misusing his daughter's death' and that the public would 'respect his family'.
However, Shaha's unfortunate death has once again triggered doubts and anger at Iran's ban on women's football watching at home and abroad.
Iranian female activist Maryam shojaei has written to FIFA president ivantino, telling him the 'challenges' faced by Iranian women watching football matches and asking FIFA to take measures.
'I think FIFA needs to bear the responsibility. If they can enforce human rights and regulations prohibiting discrimination against women, sahaben can survive. We have been waiting for 40 years and now FIFA must take action. "
Shortly after the end of the Islamic revolution in 1979, the Iranian government began to prohibit its women from watching men's sports events in stadiums. Violators can be arrested, fined or even imprisoned.
FIFA has responded to sojay's request: "we are cooperating with the Iranian Football Association and hope and expect women to participate in the World Cup qualifier held in Iran in October this year."
On the Internet, some famous Iranian football players have expressed their support for Shah. Former main force of Iranian men's football team, Ali & middot, who once played for Bundesliga Bayern Munich; Karimi, on twitter, called on Iranians to boycott football matches and protest Shah's death.
Temorian, a Teheran independent team player supported by Shaha, said on twitter that one day, a football field in Tehran will be named after Shaha.
Salashuri, an Iranian female member of Parliament, said that Shaha was an "Iranian girl" and that "we are all responsible" for her death.
As the woman with the highest political status in Iran, Iranian vice president ebotka in charge of women and family affairs issued a statement after Shah's death, expressed condolences for her death, and said that after Sahar's self Immolation on September 2, staff were arranged to investigate the matter and express condolences to Sahar's family at the first time. At the same time, driven by ebotka, the Iranian cabinet discussed the further opening of women to the stadium to watch the game last Sunday.