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‘It was strange’: Iranian chess players meet across board in exile

Mitra Hejazipour tells of sadness and joy in playing fellow female grandmaster at world championship

The Guardian - UK

Iranian chess player who competed without hijab granted Spanish nationality

Sara Khadem fled to Spain in January after Iran issued arrest warrant

Evening Standard

Continental Kings — the dark horses that shone the brightest in Global Chess League

Six teams, six boards, 36 players and 31 matches with rapid time control (15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move) were what the inaugural season of the Global Chess League (GCL) offered in an effort to catch the imagination of the chess world and give a facelift to the…

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'I couldn't betray the people': Iran chess master Khadem

Madrid (AFP) - When Iranian chess champion Sara Khadem played in Kazakhstan in December without a hijab in solidarity with the mass protests back home, her life changed dramatically.

AFP

Iranian chess player in exile has no regrets about removing hijab

An Iranian chess player, who moved to Spain after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her back home, has no regrets over her bold gesture in support of the protest movement against her country's clerical leadership.

Reuters

Iranian chess player in exile in southern Spain for not wearing headscarf

Sara Khadem is one of the latest sportswomen to refuse to wear a head covering since anti-government protests last September

Evening Standard

Iranian chess player who competed without hijab meets with Spanish PM

An Iranian chess player who defected to Spain after she competed without a hijab and was warned not to return to her country met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Iranian chess star reveals why she removed her hijab

Sara Khadem’s decision to play without a headscarf in protest at the death of Mahsa Amini caused a stir in her home country

The Independent UK

First Thing: Monterey Park shooter was a patron of dance hall he attacked

The 11 victims of the shooting have now been identified, with all except one being in their 60s and 70s. Plus, the rise of pre-date questionnaires

The Guardian - UK

‘It just didn’t feel right’: top Iran chess player on why she removed headscarf

Sara Khadem talks from Spain after tournament decision some saw as sign of her support for protests back home

The Guardian - UK

Report: Iranian Chess Player Was Warned Not to Return to Iran after Competing without Hijab

An Iranian chess player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab at an international tournament in Kazakhstan. Sara Khadem, born in 1997, took part in last week's FIDE World Rapid and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian chess player was warned not to return to Iran after competing without hijab -source

Reuters

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem competes in tournament without mandatory hijab

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem has broken her country’s strict dress code to compete in an international tournament without a hijab.

Evening Standard

Hijab Row: Iranian Woman Competes At Chess Tournament Without Hijab, Says Report

Iranian Chess player Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, recently took part in a tournament without wearing a hijab. Read on for details:

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Iranian chess players compete without hijab, 100 Iranian detainees could face death penalty, rights group says

At least 100 Iranians, including five women, are charged with capital offences in connection with protests in Iran, Norway-based Iran Human Rights says, as two Iranian chess champions defy hijab laws during a chess tournament in Kazakhstan.

Reuters

Iranian chess player appears at Kazakhstan tournament without hijab for second day -Reuters witness

An Iranian chess player on Wednesday took part in an international tournament in Kazakhstan without a hijab for the second day running, according to a Reuters journalist present.

The Independent UK

Iranian chess queens’ gambit: Playing without hijab at high-profile tournament

Two players at Almaty tournament defy regime by playing without headscarves

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Woman Competes at Chess Tournament Without Hijab

An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to media reports, the latest of several Iranian sportswomen to appear at competitions without one since anti-government protests began. Iran has been swept by demonstrations against the country's clerical leadership since mid-September, when 22-year-old Iranian…

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The Independent UK

Iranian woman ‘competes at chess tournament without hijab’

Iran has been swept by defiant protests since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in the custody of morality police

Reuters

Iranian woman competes at chess tournament without hijab- media reports

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