2022---iranian-rejects-gold-medal-at-world-skills-in-protest Apr 2026

At the October 2022 WorldSkills competition in Geneva, Iranian jeweler Raziyeh Jalili rejected her gold medal to protest the Iranian government's treatment of women. Jalili’s action, occurring in the context of the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement, joined a series of protests by Iranian figures in late 2022. For more details, visit Reuters .