Iranian chess referee who fled to UK could face arrest if she returns

Shohreh Bayat warned after images circulated appearing to show her without a headscarf at Shanghai tournamentA chess referee from Iran has fled to the UK after being warned that she could be arrested for being in breach of Iran’s strict dress codes during an international tournament in China.Shohreh Bayat, 32, has sought asylum in Britain after a photograph of her at the women’s world chess championships in Shanghai last month was circulated on social media. It appeared to show her w