Iran’s footballers could face punishment for silent protest, diplomats warn 🟢 Iranian athletes have previously faced persecution in their homeland for defying the regime
last month after competing in South Korea without a hijab – a central issue of protests in Iran that were triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, in police custody after allegedly being arrested for not wearing an appropriate headscarf.
ahead of the World Cup for a perceived lack of solidarity and banners of the team were burned in the capital Tehran.broke ranks ahead of the match with England to say: “we have to accept the conditions in our country are not right and our people are not happy”.“We know little about the kind of interactions players will have had with government officials,” said Dr Dina Esfandiary, an Iran specialist at think-tank the International Crisis Group.
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