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Ksh_667 t1_iyeugd0 wrote

Reply to comment by lasvegasnv11 in Iranian man, 27, shot dead for celebrating team’s World Cup exit | Iran by XaltotunTheUndead

I was thinking this when they first refused to sing the national anthem. I was actually hoping they'd ask for asylum somewhere. Then I read how their families were threatened & of course it's never going to be that easy with that held over them.

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lasvegasnv11 t1_iyeywn2 wrote

I hope they thought about their families before they pulled that move and got them out of Iran.

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Ksh_667 t1_iyf30q4 wrote

I don't think they did as I read a couple days ago that all the families had been visited & threatened if the players refused to toe the line.

Countries like Iran are always aware of the likelihood of their athletes/ sports ppl requesting asylum abroad whenever international travel is involved & they take steps to deter this :/

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