Five Iranian footballers 'in Australian safe house' after Asian Cup protest

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.

Australia Pressured to Protect Iran Soccer Team After Backlash - Bloomberg.com

Australia Pressured to Protect Iran Soccer Team After Backlash  Bloomberg.com

Trump says Australia should grant Iranian women’s soccer team asylum

Trump said that if Australia doesn’t take the players, criticized by Iranian hard-liners for their behavior during the Women’s Asian Cup, the U.S. will.

By Mariana Alfaro, Adam Taylor

Five members of Iranian women’s football team reportedly seeking to remain in Australia

After being eliminated from the Asian Cup, the players reportedly escaped their regime minders and are being looked after by police in Queensland Middle East crisis – live updates Five members of Iran’s women’s football team have been taken into the protection of police in Australia after refusing to return to their home country, after elimination from the Women’s Asian Cup, according to reports. Speculation had mounted for days that some of the players would try to seek asylum in Australia...

By Martin Farrer

Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team

Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began.

By The Associated Press

Secret operation to get Iranian football asylum seekers alone

After the increasing urgency over the fate of Iran's women's football team over the past few days, the breakthrough came last night, when five players were able to seek independent advice.

By Nassim Khadem and Amanda Shalala

Concern for Iran women’s football team rises in Australia amid war

Global players’ union FIFPRO said on Monday there ⁠were serious concerns for the welfare of the Iranian women’s soccer team, as they prepared to leave Australia and return home after being labelled “wartime traitors” for refusing to sing their national anthem before an Asian Cup match. The Iranians’ campaign in the Australian-hosted tournament started last weekend just as the US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran, killing the ‌Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The team was...

By Reuters

Pressure builds for Australia to offer Iran women's football team asylum

Australia must protect the visiting Iranian women's football team, the son of the nation's late shah urged Monday, warning their refusal to sing the national anthem before a match could have "dire consequences".

Australia grants asylum to five Iran women players after Asian Cup controversy

Fears had been raised that the players could face persecution after they did not sing the national anthem before their opening game.

By Jim van Wijk

Watch: Iran women’s soccer team players granted visas in Australia amid safety fears

Australia has granted visas to five members of Iran’s women’s national football team after they sought asylum during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup

Five Iran Women soccer players defect with help of police following Asian Cup in Australia

Five players have defected from the Iran women’s soccer team and are being cared for in a safe house operated by the Australian Federal Police. Sources with direct knowledge of the event, speaking anonymously due to the ongoing danger faced by the squad, say that the operation occurred after Iran’s final match of the Asian Women’s Cup against the Philippines in Australia, with police assisting the five individuals in leaving the hotel early on Monday evening local time. Sources added that the te

Why is Iranian women soccer team seeking asylum in Australia? Know what threats the ‘wartime traitors’ are facing

Five players from the Iran women's national football team have allegedly defected during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup, seeking refuge in Australia.

Australia under pressure to protect Iran women’s soccer team

An Iranian state TV presenter called the players traitors after they remained silent during the national anthem before an opening loss to South Korea on March 2.

Players' union raises alarm over safety of Iran women's soccer team after Asian Cup exit

Players’ union raises alarm over safety of Iran women’s soccer team after Asian Cup exit

Global players’ union FIFPRO said on Monday there were serious concerns for the welfare of the Iranian women’s soccer team, as they prepared to return home after being labelled “wartime traitors” for refusing to sing their national anthem before an Asian Cup match. The Iranians’ campaign in the Australian-hosted tournament started last weekend just as […]

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Five Iran Women Soccer Players Defect In Australia, Trump Urges Immediate Asylum 

Five Iran Women Soccer Players Defect In Australia, Trump Urges Immediate Asylum  The ongoing Iran war is a rare modern conflict where warring powers can in an unprecedented manner (generally-speaking in terms of the modern age) address each other directly over social media. For example Iranian top official accounts are busy trying to troll Washington in defiance, even as the US bombs fall. "9 days into Operation Epic Mistake, oil prices have doubled while all commodities are sk...

By Tyler Durden

Iran's soccer team exits the Women's Asian Cup and faces the prospect of a tough journey home - The Star

Iran's soccer team exits the Women's Asian Cup and faces the prospect of a tough journey home  The Star

Pressure builds for Australia to offer Iran women's football team asylum - Dhaka Tribune

Pressure builds for Australia to offer Iran women's football team asylum  Dhaka Tribune

Five Iranian footballers granted Australian visas after anthem protest

Five members of the Iranian women's football team have been granted humanitarian visas in Australia after their elimination in the Asian Cup, the government in Canberra says.

By Abubakar Ibrahim