Five of the Iranian national women’s soccer team players have been granted asylum in Australia. This comes after Australia originally signaled it would not grant the women asylum. President Trump put social media pressure on Australia, and even invited the women to the U.S. should Australia let them down.
The women were at risk of being killed when they got home after protesting the regime during a soccer match in Australia. The women refused to sing along with the country’s national anthem. Afterwards, eyewitnesses said they were hand signaling to people they needed to help. Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke declared on X, “Last night I was able to tell five women from the Iranian Women’s Soccer team that they are welcome to stay in Australia, to be safe and have a home here.”
5 Iranian women soccer players who sought asylum in Australia allowed to stay, official says – cbsnews.com
Five members of the Iranian national women’s soccer team who sought asylum in Australia a week after refusing to sing Iran’s national anthem before a match will be allowed to stay in the country, according to an Australian official.
“Last night I was able to tell five women from the Iranian Women’s Soccer team that they are welcome to stay in Australia, to be safe and have a home here,” Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Monday on X.
Burke posted images of him signing a piece of paper alongside the Iranian athletes.
The Department of Home Affairs did not immediately respond to a CBS News request to confirm that the five had applied for or been granted asylum.
