Azadi Stadium Open Doors to Iranian Women After 40 Years

Published October 20th, 2018 - 08:01 GMT

For the first time in 40 years women in Tehran were allowed to attend football at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran for the Iran- Bolivia friendly match.

The decision was widely welcomed, and praised by Iranian female activists who long advocated the allowing of women to re-enter stadiums since they were banned from attending men's games after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

 

 

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Iranian women cheer during the friendly football match between Iran and Bolivia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on October 16, 2018. (STR / AFP)

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Iranian women cheer during the friendly football match between Iran and Bolivia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on October 16, 2018. (STR / AFP)

Iranian women take a selfie during the friendly football match between Iran and Bolivia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. (STR / AFP)

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Iranian women cheer during the friendly football match between Iran and Bolivia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on October 16, 2018. (STR / AFP)
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Iranian women cheer during the friendly football match between Iran and Bolivia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on October 16, 2018. (STR / AFP)
Iranian women take a selfie during the friendly football match between Iran and Bolivia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. (STR / AFP)
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Iranian women cheer during the friendly football match between Iran and Bolivia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on October 16, 2018. (STR / AFP)
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Iranian women cheer during the friendly football match between Iran and Bolivia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on October 16, 2018. (STR / AFP)
Iranian women cheer during the friendly football match between Iran and Bolivia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on October 16, 2018. (STR / AFP)
Iranian women take a selfie during the friendly football match between Iran and Bolivia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran. (STR / AFP)
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