Iranian volleyball match played despite a ban for female fans

Iranian volleyball match played despite a ban for female fans
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Twelve thousand men watched the Iranian volleyball team beat the US in the world league series in Tehran on Friday night. But very few women were in

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Twelve thousand men watched the Iranian volleyball team beat the US in the world league series in Tehran on Friday night.

But very few women were in the crowd after ultra-conservative scholars ruled that they must be banned.

Just a handful of women from foreign embassies in Tehran and female referees were permitted to watch. Many others including female journalists were turned away from the venue.

Today #Iran violated discrimination rules for FIVBVolleyball</a> match w/ban on women: <a href="https://twitter.com/hrw">HRWhttp://t.co/yZNe18q9BQpic.twitter.com/DvnBGZ6Ulc

— Minky Worden (@MinkysHighjinks) June 19, 2015

Activists are angry that religious hardliners forced the u-turn when the country’s new president had backed an easing of restrictions.

Last year, several women including British-Iranian Ghoncheh Ghavami were arrested after protesting at a game between Iran and Italy. She was jailed for five months.

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