Iranian sport protests hijab laws
Iran’s national basketball team has joined the nationwide protestsagainsthijab laws, by refusing to sing the national anthem at the qualifier matches for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. The protests have erupted in response to the death of MahsaAmini, who was detained for wearing her headscarf inappropriately.
The Iranian national water polo team have also protested in a similar way at the Asian Championship, amid a nationwide crackdown by police that has included a ban on non-state media and communication channels. Unverified claims suggest that a total of about 300 protesters have been killed so far. The sports protests have now spread to various disciplines, with the Iranian beach soccer players skipping on singing the national anthem at the Emirates Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup, with winning goalscorer Saeed Piramoon cutting off his hair in protest.
Iranian archer ParidaGhasemi also voiced her protest by removing her hijab during an awards ceremony, for which she won praise. Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi also competed without a hijab about a month ago. However, both women have gone on record to say that the instances were accidents and unintentional. Human rights activists have called it forced confessions extracted by the government. Read More
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