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فیفا از ایران بخواهد تبعیض علیه زنان را کنار بگذارد

President Gianni Vicenzo Infantino,
Federation Internationale de Football Association,
FIFA-Strasse 20,
P.O. Box 8044, Zurich, Switzerland.
14 September 2019


پرزیدنت اینفانتینو عزیز،

ما امضاکنندگان زیر، استادان دانشگاه، روزنامه‌نگاران، نویسندگان،‌ شعرا، ‌پزشکان،‌ حقوق‌دانان، هنرمندان و فعالین حقوق بشر ایرانی مقیم خارج از ایران، ‌مایلیم توجه شما را به وضعیت تاسف‌انگیز زنان علاقمند به فوتبال در ایران جلب کنیم. همانطور که قطعا مطلع هستید، جمهوری اسلامی ایران تنها کشوری در جهان ‌و تنها عضو فیفا است که بر اساس سیاست‌های واپس‌گرای خود، زنان را از شرکت در مسابقات ورزشی مردان محروم می‌سازد. زنان علاقمند به فوتبال که قصد حضور در استادیوم‌ها را داشته باشند،‌ تحقیر می‌شوند، کتک می‌خورند و زندانی می‌شوند. همین هفته در یک مورد بسیار تراژیک،‌ سحر خدایاری معروف به دختر آبی - اشاره به رنگ باشگاه فوتبال مورد علاقه‌اش - خود را آتش زد و بر اثر شدت جراحات درگذشت. به او گفته شده بود که به خاطر آنکه با لباس مردانه قصد ورود به استادیوم را داشته به شش ماه زندان محکوم خواهد شد.

به اعتقاد ما این مسئولیت فیفا است که قاطعانه از جمهوری اسلامی بخواهد تا این سیاست آشکارا تبعیض‌آمیز بر علیه زنان را کنار بگذارد. بند چهارم اساسنامه فدراسیون جهانی فوتبال به صراحت می‌گوید: «تبعیض قائل‌شدن به هر شکلی علیه کشوری، فردی حقیقی یا گروهی از افراد به دلیل اصلیت نژادی،  جنسی، معلولیتی، گویشی، مذهبی، ‌سیاسی یا دلایل دیگر به شدت ممنوع می‌باشد و از طریق اخراج یا تعلیق قابل مجازات است.»

مشروط ساختن شرکت ایران در مسابقات جهانی فوتبال به برطرف کردن موانع ورود زنان به استادیوم‌ها، تنها راهی است که جمهوری اسلامی را وادار کند که این سیاست ارتجاعی را به‌دور اندازد. به ماور ما فیفا در موقعیتی قرار دارد که با تنها زبانی که جمهوری اسلامی می‌فهمد، مقامات مسئول را ناچار سازد که حق ابتدایی زنان برای تماشای مسابقات مورد علاقه‌شان را محترم شمارد.

با احترام

President Gianni Vicenzo Infantino,
Federation Internationale de Football Association,
FIFA-Strasse 20,
P.O. Box 8044, Zurich, Switzerland.

Dear President Infantino,

We the undersigned, Iranian academics, journalists, writers, poets, lawyers, physicians, artists, and human rights activists living outside Iran would like to draw your attention to the atrocious situation of female football fans in Iran. As you are surely aware, the Islamic Republic of Iran is the only country in the world, and the only FIFA member that based on its obscurantist policies does not allow women in the male-sporting events. Female football fans are humiliated, beaten, and jailed for wanting to watch soccer games. Just this week, in a most tragic case, a young female football fan, Sahar Khodayari, dubbed Blue Girl—a reference to her favourite football team—self-immolated and died as a result of her severe injuries. She had been told that she would be sentenced to six months in prison for disguising as a man to enter the football stadium. 

We believe that it is FIFA’s responsibility to seriously demand that the Islamic Republic stop this blatant discriminatory policy against women. Article 4 of the FIFA Statutes clearly states that “Discrimination of any kind against a country, private person or group of people on account of race, skin colour, ethnic, national or social origin, gender, disability, language, religion, political opinion or any other opinion, wealth, birth or any other status, sexual orientation or any other reason is strictly prohibited and punishable by suspension or expulsion.” 

Conditioning Iran’s participation in international football tournaments, on its lifting of the ban on women’s entry into football stadiums, would be the sure way to force the Islamic government to end this reactionary policy. We strongly believe that FIFA is in a position to use the only language that the Islamic government understand and force the authorities to respect the basic rights of women to watch their favourite games where men do. 

Sincerely,


Ervand Abrahamian, Professor Emeritus of History, City University of New York,
USA Reza Afshari, Professor Emeritus of History, Pace University, USA
Fereshteh Ahmadi, Professor of Sociology, University of Gavle, Sweden
Kazem Alamdari, Professor, rtd. of Sociology, California State University, USA
Reza Alamezadeh, writer, cinematographer, Netherlands
Sima Alavian, Teacher-Seneca College, Canada
Ziba Alavian, Pharmacist, Canada
Nasrin Almassi, Chief Editor, Shahrvand weekly, Canada
Elahe Amani, Academic Technology, California State University, USA
Shadi Amin, LGBTQ Researcher, Germany
Mostafa Azizi, Film maker, Canada
Maryam Banihashemi, activist feministe, Canada
Shahriar Bakhshi, interprete, Canada
Ali Banuazizi, Professor of Political Science, Director Islamic Civilization Prog. Boston College.
Sohrab Behdad, Professor of Economics, Denison University, USA
Cyrus Bina, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota, USA
Nader Bokaee, Teacher, Canada
Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Professor, Director, School of Public and Int.l Affairs, Virginia Tech. USA
Elahé Chokraie, activist feministe, Canada
Parvaneh Chokraie, activiste des droits humains, Canada
Sossan Coley, Scholar, USA
Mehrdad Darvishpour, Associate Professor of Social Work, Malardalen University, Sweden
Azar Dashti, MD, USA
Minoo Derayeh, Associate Professor, Equity Studies, York University, Canada
Goudarz Eghtedari, Principal Executive, Oregon DOT, USA
Hossein Youssefi Eshkevari, writer and religious researcher, Germany
Hamed Esmaeilion, Dentist, Writer, Canada
Fataneh Farahani, Associate Professor, Stockholm University, Sweden
Mansour Farhang, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Bennington College, USA
Nehzat Farnoody, Clinical Psychologist, USA
Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Nonviolent Initiatives for Democracy, USA
Roya Hakakian, Writer, USA Afsaneh Hojabri, independent writer and researcher, Canada
Gholamhossein Hamadani, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Marquette University, USA
Touran Hemati, human rights activist, Germany
Ata Hoodashtian, Associate Professor of Political science and Philosophy, Canada
Saeed Honarmand, scholar, Columbia University, USA
Ramin Jahanbegloo, Professor, Vice-Dean, Jindal Global University, India
Hossein Jorjani, Professor Emeritus, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Mehrak Kamali, Senior Lecturer in Persian Studies, The Ohio State University, USA
Mehrangiz Kar, Human Rights Writer and lawyer, USA
Kazem Kardavani, Sociologist, former professor, Germany
Sorour Kasmai, Writer Translator, France
Pari Kazemi, Nurse, rtd. Canada
Narges Kermanshahi, human rights activist, UK
Darya Khadir, Architecte, Canada
Yalda Khadir, avocate, Canada
Amir Khadir, microbiologiste, Canada
Nasim Khaksar, writer, Netherlands
Ali Kiafar, academic, USA
Azadeh Kian, Distinguished Professor of Sociology/ Gender Studies, University of Paris, France
Linda Kidikian, MD, Canada
Ahmad Machouf . MD, Canada
Nima Machouf epidemiologiste, Canada
Anousheh Machouf, Psychologue, Canada
Keyvan Mahjoor peintre Canada
Parvin Malek, Activist, USA
Ali Akbar Mahdi, Sociologist, California State University, USA
Abbas Milani, Director of Iranian Studies, Stanford University, Canada
Mansoor Moaddel, Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, USA
Shaghayegh Moazazami, cartoonistei, Canada
Haideh Moghissi, Professor Emerita of Sociology, York University, Canada
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Shahrzad Mojab, Professor of Education, University of Toronto, Canada
Gazal Mojdehi, Human Rights Lawyer, Canada
Ali Mojdehi, Director of Campus Security, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Babak Payami, Writer, Director, Canada
Reza Moridi, former MP and Minister, Government of Ontario, Canada
Massoud Noghrekar, MD, Writer, USA
Farhad Nomani, Professor Emeritus of Economics, American University of Paris, France
Soheil Parsa, Theatre Director, Canada
Missagh Parsa, Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth College, USA
Soheila Pashang, Professor, Humber, Canada
Saeed Rahnema, Professor rtd. Politics and Public Policy, York University, Canada
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Mahmoud Rowghani, Writer, Canada
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Nayereh Tohidi, Professor of Gender and Women Studies, Californian State University, USA
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Hassan Zerehi, writer and journalist, Canada
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