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5 Iranian Women Soccer Players Who Sought Asylum in Australia Allowed to Stay, Official Says
More than 46,000 people signed a petition urging Australia to provide asylum and legal advice to Iranian women footballers fearing persecution after their silent anthem protest.
- On Sunday, Iran's women's football team are due to play their final AFC Women's Asian Cup match on the Gold Coast, while activists race to offer the players options before the game.
- The players refused to sing the national anthem on Monday, a silent protest that state broadcaster presenter Mohammad Reza Shahbazi labelled them "wartime traitors".
- Accompanied by a delegation believed linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , the team faced close monitoring, phone and movement restrictions, and families were asked to provide assets as guarantees.
- The letter from 12 Iranian community organisations urges Tony Burke to meet players privately and prevent departures while more than 46,000 signatures have been gathered since Friday.
- Human rights groups warn the wartime climate in Iran raises risks including imprisonment or death, while advocates press football governing bodies and Australian officials to secure player safety despite complexities from threats to relatives.
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5 Iranian women's soccer players safe with police after fleeing team in Australia
In a statement on Truth Social, President Trump said Monday that it would be a “terrible humanitarian mistake” if Australia allowed the team to go back to Iran and that the U.S. would grant the Iranian players asylum if Australia did not.
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5 Iranian women soccer players who sought asylum in Australia allowed to stay, official says
Iran's women's soccer team was branded "traitors" after declining to sing their national anthem at the Asian Cup in Australia, fueling fear for the women if they returned home.
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