On November 26, 2014, some 30 women attempted to watch a volleyball match at a stadium on Hijab Avenue in Tehran, however were prevented from entering the stadium. Protesting the ban on women entering stadiums, the women stood in the street behind the stadiums closed doors throughout the entire match. Authorities asked them to leave, yet they did not give in and stayed until 5 pm.
Sports Ministry officials and the head of the Volleyball Federation had officially announced in state-run television and radio that women would be permitted to enter the stadium.
