Iran footballers arrested at mixed-gender party: Report
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Sulaiman
- . January 2, 2023
- . Update: January 3, 2023 11:18 am
The authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran have arrested Iranian footballers from a mixed-gender party organised in east Tehran. However, the identity of the football players have not been revealed yet.
According to Iranian local media, current and former players of Tehran’s prominent football clubs were arrested on Saturday at a mixed party in the city of Damavand in Iran. Reportedly, some football players consumed too much alcohol.
Tasnim news agency reported that the players were not in the normal state while partying. The YJC news agency said that the footballers attended a birthday party. According to the YJC news agency, the Iranian authorities released the detained officers. However, Fars news agency said that the Iranian authorities filed a case against the detained football players.
According to Iranian law, only non-Muslims are allowed to drink alcohol in the country. Opposite gender are not allowed to dance with each other at a party.
Earlier, many former and current football players were detained by the Iranian government authorities after they expressed their support for the ongoing protests in the Islamic nation.
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Protests erupted across the Islamic nation after the death of 22-year-old Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022, in the custody of the country’s morality policy. Reportedly, Amini was arrested on September 13 for allegedly not wearing her hijab (headscarf) properly. She died at a hospital on September 16. Human rights activists and Amini’s family claimed that the country’s controversial morality police beat Amini to death.
Many Iranian women took to the streets in mid-September to protest against Amini’s death. They burned their hijabs on the street and chopped off their hair. Men and school going kids also participated in protests. They burned posters and billboards of the political leaders and demanded the downfall of the Iranian regime. Subsequently, the Iranian authorities arrested many prominent celebrities and protesters for participating in demonstrations.
