Tag: Stadium

FIFA chief criticizes Iran for barring women from sports matches

  The head of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, has spoken out against banning women from sports stadiums, urging Iran to end the prohibition of women from entering sports venues. In FIFA’s weekly magazine, Blatter says that when he travelled to Iran in November 2013, he encountered the ban on the presence of women in sports stadiums. […]

Activists urge volleyball group to support Iran’s female fans

  According to Radio Zamaneh, more than 130 women’s rights activists have written an open letter to the head of the International Federation of Volleyball demanding support for the right of women to watch volleyball matches in stadiums. Iranian authorities have been preventing women from entering stadiums in Iran to watch volleyball matches. The letter, […]