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Australia has granted asylum to five female footballers from Iran, following their participation in the Asian Cup. This decision comes amid fears for their safety if they were to return to Iran.
During the Asian Championship, the Iranian national players remain silent in protest during the national anthem. Reprisals now threaten them in their homeland. Will host Australia come to their aid?
DRAMA with Iranian female footballers.
The Iranian women's national football team is facing accusations of treason from the regime after remaining silent during the national anthem, with calls for Australia to protect them ahead of their return home.
After a courageous gesture at the Asian Cup, Iran's women's national football team is under fire from the Tehran regime. State television declared them 'war traitors' for refusing to sing the national anthem before a match against South Korea, a charge that could carry the death penalty.
Zahra Ghanbari and her teammates from the Iranian national team stood still as the national anthem was played at the Women's Asian Cup on Monday, far from the war that broke out over the weekend after…
Fear for the Iranian women's national team has grown after they refused to sing the anthem before their first match against South Korea last week.
The girls are currently in a hotel, and the next few hours will be decisive.
Coach after elimination from the Asian Cup: 'I want to be with my country and the Iranians in my homeland.'
The Iranian women's national football team has come under fierce criticism from state media after the Asian Championship match against South Korea, played
An uncertain future for young Iranian women.
Five members of the Iranian women's national football team have reportedly sought protection in Australia after being eliminated from the Asian Cup, refusing to return.
Iranian female national football team players reportedly fear persecution and punishment after their decision not to sing the national anthem, according to a Daily Mail report.
The global organization representing professional footballers, FIFPRO, has called on the bodies responsible for organizing the 2026 Women's Asian Cup.
Iranian female footballers have been declared war traitors on state television and are to be dealt with severely due to their brave gesture at the Asian Cup, and calls for Australia to... are also growing louder.
Iran's female footballers arrived in Australia to participate in the Asian Cup, far from the horrors of war that this country is experiencing amidst US-Israeli attacks.