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An Iranian female football fan, who was detained for dressing as a man to sneak into a football stadium, has died a week after setting herself on fire.
Sahar Khodayari, 29 self-immolated in front of a court in Tehran after she found out she could face a two-year sentence for attempting to enter the Azadi Stadium to watch her team play.
She knew very well how female prisoners are treated in Iranian prisons (subjected to mental and physical torture including rape).
Iran continues to violate human rights but the United Nations, the media, the European Union and human rights activists in the West continue to turn a blind eye.
Brave American-Iranian human rights activist, Masih Alinejad, has posted this pictures and video (embedded below) on social media with the following description:
"2-Our sister, #SaharKhodayari , also known as #bluegirl, set herself on fire recently in protest of her trial for trying to enter a soccer stadium dressed like a man... It's the only way women in Iran can watch soccer.
She died yesterday for a right we take for granted."
Sahar Khodayari, 29 self-immolated in front of a court in Tehran after she found out she could face a two-year sentence for attempting to enter the Azadi Stadium to watch her team play.
She knew very well how female prisoners are treated in Iranian prisons (subjected to mental and physical torture including rape).
Brave American-Iranian human rights activist, Masih Alinejad, has posted this pictures and video (embedded below) on social media with the following description:
"2-Our sister, #SaharKhodayari , also known as #bluegirl, set herself on fire recently in protest of her trial for trying to enter a soccer stadium dressed like a man... It's the only way women in Iran can watch soccer.
She died yesterday for a right we take for granted."
In this interview with BBC World I said we don’t need empty words from @FIFAcom we want FIFA to sanction Islamic Republic’s Footbal team. #SaharKhodayari died from setting herself on fire after received 6 month jail term for sneaking into stadium.#FifaStandUp4Sahar
— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) 10 בספטמבר 2019
#bluegirl pic.twitter.com/Ur5uacJjqq
I received this photos from friend of #SaharKhodayari the #bluegirl who died after setting herself on fire. Her family are under pressure and they are not allowed to give any interview. #FifaStandUp4Sahar her crime was trying to sneak into stadium in Iran where is ban for women pic.twitter.com/i5cvO2PGif
— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) 11 בספטמבר 2019
