Women Cheer Iran’s Win at the World Cup in Russia—But Still Can’t at Home

Expand Human Rights Watch researcher, Tara Sepehri Far, stands in front of St. Petersburg stadium before Iran-Morocco match during the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup.  © 2018 Private St Petersburg—Travel to Russia, even with lost luggage and long layovers, couldn’t dampen the excitement of my first World Cup. After I posted a photo on social media of myself with my FIFA-issued fan ID hanging around my neck, comments began pouring in from my friends back in Iran. Several of my Iranian female friends—die-hard football fans who have been trying to get to stadiums for years in Iran commented—“Wonderful,…

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