از اخبارروز
ده ها تن از دانشگاهیان و فعالین حقوق بشر ایرانی در سراسر جهان، با نوشتن نامه ای خطاب به رئیس فیفا، مرجع بین المللی فوتبال جهان، با اشاره به مرگ سحر خدایاری از این سازمان خواسته اند جمهوری اسلامی را تحت فشار بگذارد تا به سیاست تبعیض آمیز خود در عرصه ی ورزش پایان دهد و به زنان اجازه دهد به تماشای مسابقات به استادیوم ها بروند.
پرزیدنت اینفانتینو عزیز،
ما امضاء کنندگان زیر، استادان دانشگاه،
روزنامه نگاران، نویسندگان، شعرا، پزشکان، حقوق دانان، هنرمندان، و فعالین
حقوق بشرِ ایرانیِ مقیم خارج از ایران، مایلیم توجه شما را به وضعیت تاسف
انگیزِ زنانِ علاقمند به فوتبال در ایران جلب کنیم. همانطور که قطعا مطلع
هستید، جمهوری اسلامی ایران تنها کشوری در جهان، و تنها عضوِ فیفا است که
بر اساس سیاست های واپس گرای خود، زنان را از شرکت در مسابقات ورزشی مردان
محروم می سازد. زنان علاقمند به فوتبال که قصد حضور در استادیوم ها را
داشته باشند، تحقیر می شوند، کتک می خورند، و زندانی می شوند. همین هفته در
یک مورد بسیار تراژیک، سحر خدایاری معروف به دختر آبی – اشاره به رنگ
باشگاه فوتبال مورد علاقه اش – خود را آتش زد و بر اثر شدت جراحات درگذشت.
به او گفته شده بود که بخاطر آنکه قبلا با لباس مردانه قصد ورود به
استادیوم را داشته، به شش ماه زندان محکوم خواهد شد.
به اعتقاد ما این مسئولیت فیفا است که قاطعانه از جمهوری اسلامی بخواهد تا این سیاست آشکارا تبعیض آمیز بر علیه زنان را کنار گذارد. بند چهارم اساسنامه فدراسیون جهانی فوتبال به صراحت می گوید: «تبعیض قائل شدن به هرشکلی علیه کشوری، فردی حقیقی یا گروهی از افراد با در نظر گرفتن اصلیت نژادی، جنسی، معلولیتی، گویشی، مذهبی، سیاسی یا دلایل دیگر بهشدت ممنوع میباشد و از طریق اخراج یا تعلیق قابل مجازات است.»
مشروط ساختنِ شرکت ایران در مسابقات جهانی فوتبال به برطرف کردنِ موانع ورودِ زنان به استادیوم ها، تنها راهی است که جمهوری اسلامی را وادار کند که این سیاست ارتجاعی را بدور اندازد. به باور ما فیفا در موقعیتی قرار دارد که با تنها زبانی که جمهوری اسلامی می فهمد، مقامات مسئول را ناچار سازد که حق ابتدائی زنان برای تماشای مسابقاتِ مورد علاقه شان را محترم شمارد.
با احترام
Ervand Abrahamian, Professor Emeritus of History, City University of New York, USA
Reza Afshari, Professor Emeritus of History, Pace University, USA
Fereshteh Ahmadi, Professor of Sociology, University of Gavle, Sweden
Kazem Alamdari, Professor, rtd. of Sociology, California State University, USA
Sima Alavian, Teacher-Seneca College, Canada
Ziba Alavian, Pharmacist, Canada
Nasrin Almassi, Chief Editor, Shahrvand weekly, Canada
Elahe Amani, Academic Technology, California State University, USA
Shadi Amin, LGBTQ Researcher, Germany
Mostafa Azizi, Film maker, Canada
Maryam Banihashemi, activist feministe, Canada
Shahriar Bakhshi, interprete, Canada
Ali Banuazizi, Professor of Political Science, Director Islamic Civilization Prog. Boston College.
Sohrab Behdad, Professor of Economics, Denison University, USA
Cyrus Bina, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota, USA
Nader Bokaee, Teacher, Canada
Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Professor, Director, School of Public and Int.l Affairs, Virginia Tech. USA
Elahé Chokraie, activist feministe, Canada
Parvaneh Chokraie, activiste des droits humains, Canada
Sossan Coley, Scholar, USA
Mehrdad Darvishpour, Associate Professor of Social Work, Malardalen University, Sweden
Azar Dashti, MD, USA
Minoo Derayeh, Associate Professor, Equity Studies, York University, Canada
Goudarz Eghtedari, Principal Executive, Oregon DOT, USA
Hossein Youssefi Eshkevari, writer and religious researcher, Germany
Hamed Esmaeilion, Dentist, Writer, Canada
Fataneh Farahani, Associate Professor, Stockholm University, Sweden
Mansour Farhang, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Bennington College, USA
Nehzat Farnoody, Clinical Psychologist, USA
Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, Nonviolent Initiatives for Democracy, USA
Roya Hakakian, Writer, USA
Afsaneh Hojabri, independent writer and researcher, Canada
Gholamhossein Hamadani, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Marquette University, USA
Touran Hemati, human rights activist, Germany
Ata Hoodashtian, Associate Professor of Political science and Philosophy, Canada
Saeed Honarmand, scholar, Columbia University, USA
Ramin Jahanbegloo, Professor, Vice-Dean, Jindal Global University, India
Hossein Jorjani, Professor Emeritus, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Mehrak Kamali, Senior Lecturer in Persian Studies, The Ohio State University, USA
Mehrangiz Kar, Human Rights Writer and lawyer, USA
Kazem Kardavani, Sociologist, former professor, Germany
Sorour Kasmai, Writer Translator, France
Pari Kazemi, Nurse, rtd. Canada
Narges Kermanshahi, human rights activist, UK
Darya Khadir, Architecte, Canada
Yalda Khadir, avocate, Canada
Amir Khadir, microbiologiste, Canada
Nasim Khaksar, writer, Netherlands
Ali Kiafar, academic, USA
Azadeh Kian, Distinguished Professor of Sociology/ Gender Studies, University of Paris, France
Linda Kidikian, MD, Canada
Ahmad Machouf . MD, Canada
Nima Machouf epidemiologiste, Canada
Anousheh Machouf, Psychologue, Canada
Keyvan Mahjoor peintre Canada
Parvin Malek, Activist, USA
Ali Akbar Mahdi, Sociologist, California State University, USA
Abbas Milani, Director of Iranian Studies, Stanford University, Canada
Mansoor Moaddel, Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, USA
Shaghayegh Moazazami, cartoonistei, Canada
Haideh Moghissi, Professor Emerita of Sociology, York University, Canada
Manijeh Moghisi, Social Worker, rtd. Translator, Canada
Shahrzad Mojab, Professor of Education, University of Toronto, Canada
Gazal Mojdehi, Human Rights Lawyer, Canada
Ali Mojdehi, Director of Campus Security, University of British Columbia, Canada
Poya Mojdehi, Researcher and Scholar – York University, Canada
Fereshteh Molavi, Writer, Canada
Mehdi Mozaffari, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Aarhus University, Denmark
Azam Niroomand-Rad, Professor Emeritus, Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University, USA
Babak Payami, Writer, Director, Canada
Reza Moridi, former MP and Minister, Government of Ontario, Canada
Massoud Noghrekar, MD, Writer, USA
Farhad Nomani, Professor Emeritus of Economics, American University of Paris, France
Soheil Parsa, Theatre Director, Canada
Missagh Parsa, Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth College, USA
Soheila Pashang, Professor, Humber, Canada
Saeed Rahnema, Professor rtd. Politics and Public Policy, York University, Canada
Raymond Rakhshani, Researcher, Scholar, USA
Asghar Rastegar, MD, Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, USA
Mohsen Rezvani, Activist, Canada
Mahmoud Rowghani, Writer, Canada
Shadi Sadr, Human Rights Lawyer, UK
Mohammad Safavi, labour activist, Canada
Zohreh Sullivan, Emerita Professor of English, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Poopak Taati, Independent Law and Education Consultant, USA
Victoria Tahmasebi-Birgani, Asst. Professor, Women Gender Studies, Univ. of Toronto, Canada
Kamran Talattof, Scholar, USA
Nayereh Tohidi, Professor of Gender and Women Studies, Californian State University, USA
Farrokh Zandi, Professor, School of Business, York University, Canada
Mandana Zandian, MD, Poet, Writer, USA
Hassan Zerehi, writer and journalist, Canada
Shodja Eddin Ziaian, Professor, Glendon College, York University, Canada
Mehdi Zolfaghari, Architect, USA
متن انگلیسی
President Gianni Vicenzo Infantino,
Federation Internationale de Football Association,
FIFA-Strasse ۲۰,
P.O. Box ۸۰۴۴, Zurich, Switzerland.
Dear President Infantino,
We the undersigned, Iranian academics, journalists, writers, poets, lawyers, physicians, artists, and human rights activists living outside Iran would like to draw your attention to the atrocious situation of female football fans in Iran. As you are surely aware, the Islamic Republic of Iran is the only country in the world, and the only FIFA member that based on its obscurantist policies does not allow women in the male-sporting events. Female football fans are humiliated, beaten, and jailed for wanting to watch soccer games. Just this week, in a most tragic case, a young female football fan, Sahar Khodayari, dubbed Blue Girl — a reference to her favourite football team — self-immolated and died as a result of her severe injuries. She had been told that she would be sentenced to six months in prison for disguising as a man to enter the football stadium.
We believe that it is FIFA’s responsibility to seriously demand that the Islamic Republic stop this blatant discriminatory policy against women. Article 4 of the FIFA Statutes clearly states that “Discrimination of any kind against a country, private person or group of people on account of race, skin colour, ethnic, national or social origin, gender, disability, language, religion, political opinion or any other opinion, wealth, birth or any other status, sexual orientation or any other reason is strictly prohibited and punishable by suspension or expulsion.”
Conditioning Iran’s participation in international football tournaments, on its lifting of the ban on women’s entry into football stadiums, would be the sure way to force the Islamic government to end this reactionary policy. We strongly believe that FIFA is in a position to use the only language that the Islamic government understand and force the authorities to respect the basic rights of women to watch their favourite games where men do.
Sincerely