Former Iran Captain Shojaei: Freedom Is the Right of Women Footballers
Masoud Shojaei, the former player and captain of the Iranian national football team, published an image on his Instagram story of the se ...
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Iran Arrests 30 Citizens on Charges of Spying for U.S. and Israel
In another part of this statement, citizens who take videos and photos of the sites being attacked are referred to as “American-Zionist ...
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Asal Shafiee: She Fell So the Call for Freedom Would Rise
Asal Shafiee was laid to rest in Section 48 of Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, with her family and relatives present. Asal Shafiee, a 21-year- ...
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Tehran Prosecutor: Filming U.S. and Israeli Strikes is “Cooperation with the Enemy”
According to Mizan News Agency, the official outlet of Iran’s Judiciary, Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi has announced that the Islamic Rep ...
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Australia Pressured Iranian Women’s Team to Seek Asylum: FA Chief
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The head of Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran, Mehdi Taj, said Iran’s women’s national team faced police intervention in Sydney after a match, condemning Australian authorities for attempting to pressure players into seeking asylum.
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Thailand: Authorities must immediately release Vietnamese activist detained in alarming transnational repression
In response to reports of cooperation between Thai and Vietnamese authorities that led to the arrest and detention of anti-corruption activist Le Chi Thanh, currently held at Bangkok’s Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Centre in Thailand, Amnesty International’s Co-Regional Director Montse Ferrer said: “The detention of Le Chi Thanh is the latest troubling instance of transnational […] The post Thailand: Authorities must immediately release Vietnamese activist detained in alarming transnational repression appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Two more Iranian women soccer players granted Humanitarian visas by Australian government
Canberra [Australia], March 11 (ANI): Two more Iranian women soccer players have been granted Humanitarian Visas by the Austrialian government, allowing them to stay in the country while the conflict in West Asia continues. Australian Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke wrote in a post on X, 'Later in the evening, they were reunited with their five teammates who had made the same decision the night before.
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Inside the Australian hotel where Iranian footballers escaped to claim asylum
Activists played a key role in making contact with the women as they tried to dodge their minders.
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Member of Iranian football delegation granted Australian asylum changes her mind
One of the seven women who received visas has reversed her decision after speaking to teammates, minister says
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Iranian women’s football player led by wrist on to bus outside Gold Coast hotel – video
Video filmed by a protester appears to show an Iranian women’s football player being led by the wrist on to a bus from their hotel. The bus later took the team to Gold Coast airport where they began their long, multiple-stop journey to Iran Two more Iranian football team members granted asylum in Australia as rest of squad land in Kuala Lumpur How a bid for freedom by Iran’s women footballers unfolded in Australia Continue reading...
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Iran’s women footballers faced an impossible choice, but we must not romanticise what they are going through | Shiva Mokri and Moones Mansoubi
For Iranian women in Australia, watching the courageous decision faced by the team has felt personal. But seeking refuge comes with grief and uncertainty When we watched the players of the Iranian women’s football team stand silently during the national anthem at the Women’s Asian Cup in Australia, it felt personal. For many viewers, it was simply noted as a political gesture.
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Two more Iranian football squad members granted humanitarian visas in Australia, minister confirms
Tony Burke says one player and one support member reunited with five women’s team players granted humanitarian visas this week A total of seven members of the Iranian women’s football team have now been granted humanitarian visas in Australia, home affairs minister Tony Burke has confirmed. An additional two women had sought asylum before the rest of the Iranian team departed Sydney on a flight to Malaysia on Tuesday night, one player and one support member, Burke told a press conference on Wednesday mornig. He said the pair were offered humanitarian visas, and both took up the offer.
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Inside the dramatic escape of Iranian women footballers seeking asylum
Members of Iran’s national women’s football team were closely monitored by security officials linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during their stay in Australia, but several managed a dramatic escape from their hotel to seek asylum.
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Advocacy groups sue Trump administration to maintain temporary visas for Somalis
Advocacy groups sue Trump administration to maintain temporary visas for Somalis Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 17:28 The temporary protected status programme is scheduled to end on 17 March A view of the sign in front of the US Department of Homeland Security in southeast Washington, DC, on 15 February 2026 (Ken Cedeno/Reuters) Off Advocacy groups on Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's shutdown of the temporary protected status (TPS) programme for Somalis in the US. Three Somali TPS holders, one Somali TPS applicant, and the groups African Communities Together and Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans said in their complaint that Somalia is "currently facing a humanitarian crisis with roots that stretch back decades". "In recognition of ongoing armed conflict and other extraordinary conditions threatening the safety of Somali nationals, the United States government designated Somalia for TPS in 1991," they wrote.
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Global: States overwhelmingly back UN roadmap on women’s rights and access to justice despite attempts to derail negotiations
At the opening of its session, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) adopted its Agreed Conclusions on strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, following weeks of intense pressure from a small, but vocal group of states seeking to derail the negotiations and the adoption of the text. The […] The post Global: States overwhelmingly back UN roadmap on women’s rights and access to justice despite attempts to derail negotiations appeared first on Amnesty International .
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Ahmadreza and Amirhossein Feyzi: Killed for Celebrating the Death of Khamenei
Ahmadreza Feyzi, 15, and his 19-year-old brother Amirhossein were shot dead by law enforcement officers on the night of February 28 in F ...
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Syrian ex-colonel in UK court on crimes against humanity charge
Salem Michel Al-Salem, accused of crimes committed in Syria in 2011 and 2012, has been named for the first time.
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Half of UK news articles about Muslims are biased, landmark study finds
Half of UK news articles about Muslims are biased, landmark study finds Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 12:14 Study of 40,000 articles from across 30 media outlets finds 'Muslims are systematically portrayed through lenses of conflict, threat, and controversy' A photograph taken on 16 June shows the website of British opinion-oriented television and radio news channel GB News (AFP) Off A new study of 40,000 articles from across 30 media outlets in Britain has found that almost half published about Muslims in the UK contained a "high degree of bias", and 70 percent associated Muslims or Islam with negative aspects or behaviours. The Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM), a nonprofit organisation analysing the media's portrayal of Muslims, says in its report published on Monday that "Muslims are systematically portrayed through lenses of conflict, threat, and controversy" in the media. The report defines "bias" in terms of the "presence of negative associations with Islam or Muslims, use of broad generalisations rather than specific attribution, instances of misrepresentation, omission of contextual information or diverse perspectives, and quality of headlines".
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How Iranian women footballers’ bid for freedom went deep into extra time
The furore over not singing their anthem was at the Asian Cup was only the start of the drama as players weighed up a chance to seek asylum amid uncertainty about their fate back home Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Rarely has a first touch carried so much consequence. As the Philippines’ second goal sailed untouched into the back of the net, sealing their victory, the clock started ticking for their opponents: the Iranian women’s team were now out of the Asia Cup tournament. Continue reading...
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Iran Urges Int’l Humanitarian Support for Afghanistan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Iranian UN ambassador highlighted the urgent need for humanitarian assistance and international engagement to address Afghanistan's deteriorating situation, emphasizing the importance of constructive dialogue and support for Afghan women's rights.
