Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem banned from home for not wearing Hijab, gets Spanish citizenship

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem, who competed without a hijab and faced threats, has been granted citizenship by Spain. She had moved to Spain in 2023 after an arrest warrant was issued against her in Iran.

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem who competed without hijab granted Spanish nationality

By Vasco Cotovio, Catherine Nicholls and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — An Iranian chess player, who competed in an international tournament without wearing a hijab, has been granted Spanish nationality, Spain’s Minister of Justice announced on Tuesday. Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, competed in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in December 2022. She was photographed not wearing a hijab, de…

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem who competed without hijab granted Spanish nationality

By Vasco Cotovio, Catherine Nicholls and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — An Iranian chess player, who competed in an international tournament without wearing a hijab, has been granted Spanish nationality, Spain’s Minister of Justice announced on Tuesday. Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, competed in the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in

Iranian chess player who competed without hijab granted Spanish nationality

An Iranian chess player, who competed in an international tournament without wearing a hijab, has been granted Spanish nationality, Spain’s Minister of Justice announced on Tuesday.

Spain grants nationality to self-exiled Iran chess player Sara Khadem

The 26-year-old fled to Spain with her family after competing in a tournament without wearing a mandatory veil.

Spain grants nationality to Iran chess star who shunned hijab

Sara Khadem, the Iranian chess player who fled to Spain after competing in an international tournament without wearing a mandatory hijab, was on Wednesday granted Spanish nationality, a government minister announced.