"Athletes Are Tracked, as in the Ussr or the Gdr": How Iranian Footballers Got Asylum in Australia

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RECIT - Since their refusal to sing the Iranian national anthem in the Asian Nations Cup in Australia on Monday, March 2, Iranian players and their families have been threatened by the regime.

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One of the Iranian soccer players who had requested and received asylum in Australia after participating in the Asian Cup finally changed her mind after speaking with her teammates, Australian authorities announced on Wednesday, quoted by AFP, according to Agerpres.

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One of the seven players in Iran's football selection that had received humanitarian asylum in the country changed their minds, the Australian Government was forwarding.