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Iranian women attend soccer game for 1st time since 1981

By Associated Press

Oct. 10, 2019

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Iranian nurse Zahra Pashaei, center, cheers during a 2022 World Cup qualifier soccer match between Iran and Cambodia, at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Oct. 10. Iranian women were freely allowed into the stadium for the first time in decades. The decision follows the death of a young woman who set herself on fire after hearing she could face prison time for sneaking into an Iranian soccer match disguised as a man.
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Iranian nurse Zahra Pashaei, center, cheers during an Iran and Cambodia 2022 World Cup qualifier soccer match at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Oct. 10. Iranian women were freely allowed into the stadium for the first time in decades. The decision follows the death of a young woman who set herself on fire after hearing she could face prison time for sneaking into an Iranian soccer match disguised as a man.
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Iranian nurse Zahra Pashaei wears a national soccer team white uniform to attend Thursday's Iran's FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cambodia, in a sport shop in downtown Tehran, Iran. Iranian women were freely allowed into the stadium for the first time in decades. The decision follows the death of a young woman who set herself on fire after hearing she could face prison time for sneaking into an Iranian soccer match disguised as a man.
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Iranian nurse Zahra Pashaei checks national soccer team uniforms to attend Iran's Thursday FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cambodia, at a sports shop, in downtown Tehran, Iran. Iranian women were freely allowed into the stadium for the first time in decades. The decision follows the death of a young woman who set herself on fire after hearing she could face prison time for sneaking into an Iranian soccer match disguised as a man.
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Female police officers work at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium during a soccer match between Iran and Cambodia in the 2022 World Cup qualifier in Tehran, Iran on Oct. 10. Iranian women were freely allowed into the stadium for the first time in decades. The decision follows the death of a young woman who set herself on fire after hearing she could face prison time for sneaking into an Iranian soccer match disguised as a man.
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Iranian women follow the 2022 World Cup qualifier soccer match between Iran and Cambodia as female police officers stand, left, at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium in Tehran, Iran on Oct. 10. Iranian women were freely allowed into the stadium for the first time in decades. The decision follows the death of a young woman who set herself on fire after hearing she could face prison time for sneaking into an Iranian soccer match disguised as a man.
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An Iranian women flashes a victory sign during a soccer match between Iran and Cambodia in the 2022 World Cup qualifier, at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium in Tehran, Iran on Oct. 10. Iranian women were freely allowed into the stadium for the first time in decades. The decision follows the death of a young woman who set herself on fire after hearing she could face prison time for sneaking into an Iranian soccer match disguised as a man.
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Iranian women arrive to the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium to watch the 2022 World Cup qualifier soccer match between Iran and Cambodia, in Tehran, Iran on Oct. 10. Iranian women were freely allowed into the stadium for the first time in decades. The decision follows the death of a young woman who set herself on fire after hearing she could face prison time for sneaking into an Iranian soccer match disguised as a man.
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Iranian women cheer as they hold a huge Iranian flag during a soccer match between their national team and Cambodia in the 2022 World Cup qualifier at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium in Tehran, Iran on Oct. 10. Iranian women were freely allowed into the stadium for the first time in decades. The decision follows the death of a young woman who set herself on fire after hearing she could face prison time for sneaking into an Iranian soccer match disguised as a man.
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Iranian women cheer during a soccer match between their national team and Cambodia in the 2022 World Cup qualifier at the Azadi (Freedom) Stadium in Tehran, Iran on Oct. 10. Iranian women were freely allowed into the stadium for the first time in decades. The decision follows the death of a young woman who set herself on fire after hearing she could face prison time for sneaking into an Iranian soccer match disguised as a man.
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