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Death of Sahar Khodayari

1990 - 2019

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Sahar Khodayari (Persian: سحر خدایاری [sæhær xodɒjɒriː]; c. 1990 – 9 September 2019), also known as the Blue Girl, was an Iranian football fan who self-immolated in Tehran to protest the national laws banning women from attending sports events and entering stadiums since the Islamic Revolution. She was a fan of Esteghlal F.C., and in March 2019, she attempted to gain entry at the male-only Azadi Stadium while disguised as a man to watch a match played by the team. On 2 September 2019, she was told by the Islamic Revolutionary Court that she may face a six-month prison sentence. After leaving court, she died by suicide through self-immolation in front of the building, succumbing to her injuries a week later. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Death of Sahar Khodayari is the 892nd most popular social activist (down from 791st in 2024), the 664th most popular biography from Iran (down from 584th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Iranian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Death of Sahar Khodayari ranks 892 out of 840. Before her are Edwina Tops-Alexander, Guadalupe Campanur Tapia, Zackie Achmat, Nasta Palazhanka, Anuna De Wever, and Aicha Duihi. After her are Faiza Darkhani, Van Jones, Feride Rushiti, Linda Sarsour, Marie Christina Kolo, and Sirikan Charoensiri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Death of Sahar Khodayari ranks 1,253. Before her are Lorenzo Tonelli, Karolina Naja, Matthias Ostrzolek, Jo Inge Berget, Maurits Lammertink, and Chris Babb. After her are Vujadin Savić, Maximilian Beister, Roland Varga, Harvey Guillén, Enoch Kofi Adu, and Laura Ester. Among people deceased in 2019, Death of Sahar Khodayari ranks 654. Before her are Daniel Silva dos Santos, Florijana Ismaili, Kelly Catlin, Greg Johnson, Faty Papy, and Kenneth To. After her are Thalles, Craig Fallon, Justin Edinburgh, Colin Clark, Brody Stevens, and Lyra McKee.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Death of Sahar Khodayari ranks 664 out of 631. Before her are Hassan Rahimi (1989), Ali Alipour (1995), Masoud Mostafa-Jokar (1977), Mandana Karimi (1988), Tala Ashe (1984), and Soroush Rafiei (1990). After her are Armin Navabi (1983), Sadegh Goudarzi (1987), Mohammad Mousavi (1987), Rahman Amouzad (2002), Parham Maghsoodloo (2000), and Ali Karimi (1994).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Iran

Among social activists born in Iran, Death of Sahar Khodayari ranks 19. Before her are Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan (null), Parvin Ardalan (1967), Reyhaneh Jabbari (1988), Ruhollah Zam (1978), Behrouz Boochani (1983), and Execution of Navid Afkari (1993).

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