The Mullahs ruling Iran have been preventing women, even reporters, from entering Tehran’s Azadi Stadium to watch or even report on a match between the US and Iran volleyball teams. The regime went as far as stationing cavalry and anti-riot units, all with new suppressive gears and equipment lining up near the stadium.
Women in Tehran have announced from two weeks they will be present in this stadium for these games. In response, Khamenei’s club-wielders known as the “Ansar” issued a statement threatening they will not allow women into the stadium.
The International Volleyball Federation is against gender segregation in sports stadiums and announced if women are banned from entering volleyball stadiums in Iran this country will be deprived of hosting the top games in the World Volleyball League, reports indicate.
However, the regime’s volleyball federation officially announced Thursday no tickets will be sold to women.
The 12,000 seat stadium has been decreased to 6,250 seats, according to security officials.
The regime’s volleyball federation has also prevented women camera crews belonging to the Agence France Presse to attend the stadium and report the games. The mullahs’ regime even prevented the presence of the deputy of Women’s Volleyball Federation into the stadium.