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Iran Chess player exiled for refusing headscarf

Newshour spoke to Sara Khadem, now living in exile after refusing to wear a headscarf.

Newshour's Razia Iqbal spoke to Iranian Chess player, Sara Khadem, who is now living in exile in Spain after refusing to wear a headscarf. She isn't able to return for fear of arrest and imprisonment.

Also in the programme: Tax officers have searched 91热爆 offices in India; and speculation the North Korean leader's 10-year-old daughter is being groomed to be a future leader.

(Picture: Sara Khadem of Iran sits in front of a chess board during a game in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Credit: Ardeshir Ahmadi).

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