An Iranian woman who was denied entry to a football stadium in Tehran has died after setting herself on fire, human rights organization Amnesty International said Tuesday.
Sahar Khodayari, 29, faced charges of"appearing in public without a hijab" when she attempted to enter the stadium"dressed as a man" in March, according to Amnesty.Follow @cnnsport "She was stopped from entering when the stadium's security guards discovered she was a woman," Amnesty said in a statement.Khodayari appeared in a Tehran court last week, when the case was adjourned. She then poured gasoline on herself and lit herself on fire.
— OpenStadiums September 10, 2019 Iran-based women's advocacy group @OpenStadiums, mourned Sahar's death."If humiliation, detention and prison wasn't enough for #FIFA to take action now one of us burnt herself to show Iranian women want to watch football too," the group wrote on Twitter, Tuesday.Esteghlal supporters attend the AFC Champions League group C football match between Iran's Esteghlal and Qatar's Al Duhail at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on May 6, 2019.
— AS Roma English September 10, 2019 As reaction to her death grew online, Italian club AS Roma tweeted its support for Khodayari."#ASRoma is yellow & red but today our heart bleeds blue for Sahar Khodayari," it tweeted."The beautiful game is meant to unite us, not divide us -- that's why we set up @ASRoma_Persian last year. Now it's time for everyone in Iran to be allowed to enjoy football matches together. RIP #BlueGirl.
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