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Female Iranian football supporters fear they are being followed by 'government spies' inside stadiums at the Qatar World Cup.
Women attending the World Cup have reported recognising members in the crowd taking pictures and keeping track of supporters with binoculars as civil unrest continues to grow back home in Iran.
Women are being persecuted in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the weeks building up to the tournament.
She died while in police custody for allegedly breaking strict Islamic rules on wearing the hijab.
Protests erupted across the country as the Islamic Republic's morality police were criticised for not protecting the woman's welfare.
The government came under heavy fire from members of the public, including Iran stars featuring at the World Cup who refused to sing the national anthem.
Worrying troubles now appear to have followed female supporters to the nearby nation of Qatar as 'spy' complaints were first revealed by The Athletic.
There are a number of female supporters of the country in Qatar for the World Cup
There have been protests and demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini
One concerned fan told how she had seen a man with binoculars keeping track on supporters in
