Australia has granted some Iranian soccer players asylum – but 2 questions remain
- Written by Catherine Ordway, Visiting Scholar, UNSW Sydney
Last week, the Iranian soccer team refused to sing the national anthem before their Asian Women’s Cup opener on the Gold Coast.
It was a silent protest in solidarity with thousands killed in deadly crackdowns in Iran.
But some of these athletes could be facing the death penalty should they return home, after being labelled “war...
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