He is charged with having ‘tarnished the reputation of the national team and spread propaganda against the state’.
Voria Ghafouri . Image: Kamran Jebreili IRAN ON THURSDAY arrested a former international football player of Kurdish origin who has strongly supported the protests that have rocked the country since September, news agencies said.
Ghafouri was detained after a training session with his club Foolad Khuzestan on charges of having “tarnished the reputation of the national team and spread propaganda against the state”, the Fars new agency said. Originally from the Kurdish-populated city of Sanandaj in western Iran, Ghafouri had posted a photo of himself on Instagram in traditional Kurdish dress.
“Voria stood behind his people and paid for it. We should also stand behind him and not let him be alone,” tweeted US-based dissident Masih Alinejad.Ghafouri was formerly the captain of Iran’s leading club Esteghlal before his contract was terminated and he moved to Foolad Khuzestan.
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