To defy the August 31 deadline set by FIFA for the Iranian regime to allow Iranian women enter stadiums to watch football, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arrested several young women on August 12, 2019, for attempting to enter Iranian stadiums disguised as men.
Iranian officials are not willing to let women in the sports stadiums and let up on restrictions on women.
The discriminatory ban on Iranian women must end immediately and the international community must take urgent action to ensure that women are allowed access to all sports stadiums in Iran without risk of punishment.