Two more members of Iran women’s football team claim asylum in Australia

Two more members of Iran’s visiting women’s football team have claimed asylum in Australia after they were branded “traitors” at home over a pre-match protest, the government said Wednesday. One player and one support member sought sanctuary before the side flew out of Sydney on Tuesday evening, joining five other athletes who had already claimed […] The post Two more members of Iran women’s football team claim asylum in Australia appeared first on Digital Journal.