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September 2019

Sahar Khodayari, Iran’s Blue Girl Dies

2019-09-10

Sahar Khodayari became known as the blue girl for painting her face blue to support her favorite Iranian football team. When she was told she may face a prison sentence from six months to two years for daring to attend a soccer game, she set herself on fire.