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Tag: sports stadiums
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Iranian MP Wants Stadiums to Become “Family-Friendly”
After the news of drug use among the spectators at Azadi Stadium last week, Iranian MP Tayebeh Siavooshi is calling for the transformation of…
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Controversies haunt Iran’s volleyball victory over U.S.
Iran’s national volleyball team defeated the U.S. team 3-0 in Tehran on Friday June 19. The United States became the world league champions last…
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Small crowd protests female spectators at sports stadiums
A crowd of fewer than 100 people gathered in protest on Wednesday to express opposition to the presence of female spectators in sports stadiums,…
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Minister announces persistence of ban on women in stadiums
Iran’s interior minister says there has been no change to the ban on women entering stadiums to watch sports events and the prohibition will…
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Head of police defends barring women from stadiums
Hossein Ashtari, the head of Iran’s police force, says it is the force’s duty to cancel concerts and prevent women from entering stadiums. “These…
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Hardliners to work against lifting of ban on women in stadiums
After years of debate over the attendance of Iranian women at sports venues to watch athletic events, and recent announcements by the administration that…