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Samira Sargari
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Iran's ski trainer Samira Sargari spoke for the first time about the travel ban apparently imposed by her husband to the Alpine World Ski Championships in Italy.
"I love my country and have worked hard for the flag of my country for years," said Sargari, according to the Isna news agency.
"Now I need the help and support of the authorities."
They should allow her to fly to her team in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
However, the World Cup ends on Sunday.
On Tuesday, the Iranian selection took off without Sargari.
Initially, no information was given as to why the husband specifically did not allow Zargari to leave the country.
In Iran, married women cannot apply for a passport without the notarized permission of their husbands.
Even with a passport, the man can either forbid departure or confiscate the passport.
Husbands have the right to do so, but the judiciary could lift the ban on women in "top positions".
As the coach of the national team, Sargari is one of the exceptional cases, according to legal experts in Tehran.
The ban should therefore be revised in their case, also because of the sharp criticism in Iran itself against the travel ban.
The renowned lawyer Farideh Ghejrat called the regulation "a law that has no more place in the 21st century".
Human rights activist Hassan Assadi-Sejabadi even accused the Iranian judiciary of slavery.
In recent years, several top Iranian athletes have been banned from leaving the country.
The most prominent so far in 2015 was Niloufar Ardalan, captain of the futsal national team.
Shortly before departure for the Asian Cup, she was informed of her husband's decision on the departure ban at the airport in Tehran - she was not allowed to accompany the team.
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