2018 World Cup
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PAOV — The World Cup is fast approaching and Iran is the only participating country which does not allow women to watch sports from the stadium. Now Maryam is calling on FIFA to use their power to get Iran to end the ban.
Petitioning President Gianni Infantino
Support Iranian Women to Watch Sports in Stadiums #NoBan4Women
Petition by Maryam Ess
Arlington, VA
3,621
Supporters
Sign the petition
I grew up loving the game of football. As often as possible, I’d watch the matches on television with family and friends, cheering on our favorite teams and players. But as a woman in Iran, I’ve never seen a single game played in my home country.Sign my petition demanding FIFA use its power to call for an end to Iran’s stadium ban for women.
Women are passionate sports fans just like men, and deserve to cheer on their teams in the stadiums. The fact that this discriminatory ban has existed for 38 years is appalling, and an assault on our right to free assembly. But the good news is that it's not actually written into our law, and can easily be overturned - if we apply enough pressure on the right people.
Iran is the only country playing in this year's World Cup which bans women from stadiums, a direct violation of FIFA's gender discrimination statute. Yet FIFA president Gianni Infantino has shown no sign of doing anything about it - in fact, he was recently photographed posing with Iranian president Rouhani the day after 35 women were arrested for attempting to attend a football game.
Sign my petition to demand that Mr. Infantino use his power to get Iran to end the stadium ban for women. Support #NoBan4Women. Thank you!
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