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Blame game after Iran women pepper-sprayed at World Cup qualifier
Once again there appears to be no accountability after women were violently forced to stay out of a football stadium.
Tehran, Iran – Iranian officials have once more chosen to engage in a blame game after women who purchased tickets to watch a World Cup qualifier football match were greeted with pepper spray.
Iran ended up defeating Lebanon 2-0 in the match in the northeastern religious hub city of Mashhad on Tuesday, and since South Korea lost to the United Arab Emirates, Iran managed to secure its ascent to the Qatar games at the top of the Asian bracket.
But there was not much room to celebrate as videos emerged following the match that showed large numbers of women – who were promised seats at the stadium – protesting at the gates.
Several videos showed women struggling after being pepper-sprayed by security guards who prevented them from entering the stadium despite holding tickets. One image showed a child crying in a young woman’s arms.
State television did not report the incident and tried to censor it when Iranian star Alireza Jahanbakhsh mentioned it during his post-match interview.
“I hope that from now on during home matches, our dear women can also spectate so we can make them happy as well,” Jahanbakhsh said during the live interview. But when it was aired again, his mention of the women spectators was edited out.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022...n-women-pepper-sprayed-at-world-cup-qualifier
Utterly disgraceful- the mistreatment of women and girls by hard-line religious misogynists, Islamic, Jewish- and others- calls for an international shunning of such religions until they are dragged into the 21st century. Iran, of course, should be punished by the sport's governing body in the same way that it would punish the pepper-spraying of players. They are gutless and partisan bodies, however, who ban Russia for an invasion they disagree with while allowing Israel entry and to profit from an invasion which they support.
In short- the world is run by assholes. Who the fuck empowers them ?
