Women in Iran were allowed to attend sporting events prior to the country's revolution in the 1970s.
In March, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced that women in the country will soon be able to attend football matches. That same day, 35 women were arrested for sneaking into a football stadium.
The news sparked outrage among the online community, though it wasn't the first time a prison sentence followed such an attempt.
In 2014, a British-Iranian woman was also arrested after trying to attend a men's volleyball match.
In a first in many years, women got to watch a major basketball game in Tehran in February.
However, they were seated separately from men.
"The irony is that Azadi (the name of the stadium) means freedom"
"It was only two months ago that 35 Iranian women were arrested"
It was only two months ago that 35 Iranian women were arrested for trying to enter the football stadium while @FIFAcom president Gianni Infantino posed with president Rouhani https://t.co/HjtGBDGFj4 pic.twitter.com/Rtd6Q9gBWt
— Samira Mohyeddin سمیرا (@SMohyeddin) April 28, 2018
"When your love of football takes over your fear of getting caught"
When your love of football takes over your fear of getting caught. Since 1979 women in #Iran have not been allowed to enter sports stadiums to watch matches. Today my heroes are these women from yesterday’s champions league match in #Tehran
— Samira Mohyeddin سمیرا (@SMohyeddin) April 28, 2018
... by any means necessary ⚽️ 🥅 pic.twitter.com/zyHdkfHCvr
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