There is progress, but our fight to end the ban continues.
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Thank you, Maryam

“Temporarily relaxing the ban is not enough,” said Ghamei. “President Rouhani, who has spoken out for women’s rights, should forcefully and publicly push to officially end this notorious ban.”

Iran is the only country in the world that bans women from sports stadiums. The unofficial policy has been backed by religious conservatives in Iran since 1980, a year after the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran.