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Why I chose to protest at the Olympics

A female Iranian activist who held a protest banner during a volleyball game earlier this week at the Olympics in Rio was asked to take it down and leave by security. Darya Safai was carrying a sign reading: "Let Iranian women enter their stadiums. Women have been banned or restricted from all-male sport events in Iran following the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Normally the International Olympic Committee bans political statements at the games but have a listen to what happened to her.

Darya has been talking to the 大象传媒's Ben James.

(Photo: Darya Safai wearing the slogan she used to protest. Credit: 大象传媒)

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