An Iranian death is burned by fire after being jailed for attempting to attend a football match

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A young Iranian football fan died after being burned by fire a week ago in the capital, Tehran.

The girl, known by some Iranian names as Sahar, is not her real name, set herself on fire after being sentenced to six months in prison for attempting to enter the stadiums to watch football matches.

She declared following her death an Iranian human rights network based abroad and calling herself the activist press agency. human rights. HRANA).

Sahar was immolated by fire on September 2 after pleading in court that she had been sentenced to a prison term for "unlawful attempt to enter the stadiums to watch matches" earlier. in 2019.

Local Iranian media did not report that Sahar was immolated by the fire, but the event sparked many reactions in social media under the hashtag of Blue Girl, referring to the color of his favorite team, Tehran Independence. According to the BBC.