The story of chess champion Sara Khadim al-Sharia marks a turning point , as she took part in the 2022 World Championship in Kazakhstan without wearing the compulsory hijab. According to what two sources close to her reported to the Spanish newspaper El Pais, the young woman intends to move to Spain, where she owns an apartment .

The sources also specified that they do not know if the champion - who is married and has a daughter - has already obtained a Spanish residence permit thanks to her property, or if she has applied for or intends to apply for political asylum. In addition to Sara Khadem, Atousa Pourkashiyan also competed bareheaded , reports the anti-regime news website IranWire.

Meanwhile , the Iranian regime does not back down and announces that it intends to inflict exemplary punishments on the protesters arrested during the protests that started after the death of Mahsa Amini .

As if the death sentences already imposed and carried out were not enough, the head of the Iranian judiciary Gholamhossein Mohseni Ajeei called, during the meeting of the Supreme Council, for "deterrent punishments" for those who violate the law with unauthorized demonstrations. And not only that, punishments must be inflicted as soon as possible, so that the message, in addition to being clear, is also as timely as possible.

But even the demonstrators do not seem willing to give up, considering that more than 1,200 protest marches have taken place in 161 cities since September , says the Iranian news agency of human rights activists Hrana, according to which, up to last 7 December, 508 people were killed, including at least 69 children.

(Unioneonline/D)