2023-07-28 20:40:52
Madrid: Iranian chess player Sara Khadeem got Spanish citizenship. The Iranian government issued an arrest warrant against Sarah after she participated in the competition without wearing a hijab.
Last December, Sarah participated in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Kazakhstan without wearing a hijab. After the warrant came, Sarah did not return home and sought asylum in Spain.
Living in Spain since January. The Spanish authorities said that Sarah was granted citizenship quickly due to special circumstances.
The death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the police for not wearing the hijab properly, caused a lot of controversy in Iran. Women then protested by burning and pulling hijabs across the country. Sarah was also involved in this.
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