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BBC OS: Iranian female football fan who set herself on fire dies

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Iranian female football fan who set herself on fire dies

10/09/2019 GMT

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Iranian female football fan who set herself on fire dies

A woman set herself alight after being prosecuted for trying to enter a football stadium

A woman set herself alight after being prosecuted for trying to enter a football stadium.

A woman in Tehran has died after setting herself on fire a week ago. She was on trial for attempting to enter a football stadium disguised as a man.The woman referred to as Sahar, which is not her real name, was arrested in March. We'll speak to Iranian women to hear how they feel about the story. 

Also, as British parliament is suspended, many unprecedented events continue to happen in UK politics. We'll hear from some young students starting their first year studying politics in Britain. How do you get your head around such complicated issues? And how is Brexit being taught? 

(Photo: Iran's fans hold up a banner reading "Let Iranian women enter theirs stadiums" as they celebrate after the final whistle of the Russia 2018 World Cup football match between Morocco and Iran at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on June 15, 2018. Credit: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images)

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