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.
According to sources who spoke to IranWire, after reports of death threats against the players spread widely, five team members sought a ...
Five months on from opposition protests banned by the authorities that saw hundreds of people arrested, including pregnant women, some are still being held even though they had no involvement in the protests, while others have been convicted in unfair trials, Amnesty International said today. In October 2025, a few days before the presidential election, […] The post Côte d’Ivoire: Pregnant women among those detained without cause since October 2025 crackdown appeared first on Amnesty International .
The Australian government has pledged to help the women players in Iran’s soccer national team after state media called them “traitors” for refusing to sing the national anthem.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A coalition of prominent Democratic senators urged the Pentagon on Monday to deliver "clear answers" and perform an "impartial" investigation into a tragic attack on a girls' school in Iran that mercilessly martyred at least 175 children, during the US-Israeli imposed war on Iran.
Pro-Israel US congressman says ‘Muslims don’t belong in America’ Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Tue, 03/10/2026 - 07:09 Democrats condemn Islamophobic remarks by US lawmaker Andy Ogles amid a surge in anti-Muslim rhetoric online since the Israeli-US war on Iran began Andy Ogles walks through the US Capitol on February 03, 2026 in Washington, DC (Heather Diehl/Getty Images via AFP) Off A Republican member of the United States Congress has sparked widespread condemnation after declaring on social media that Muslims have no place in American society. Andy Ogles wrote on X on Monday that “Muslims don’t belong in American society,” adding in the same post that “Pluralism is a lie. ” It was not immediately clear what prompted the remarks.
Canberra [Australia], March 10 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that the Iranian soccer players who had been granted humanitarian visas to stay in Australia are safe in the country.. 'Australians have been moved by the plight of these brave women. They're safe here, and they should feel at home here,'' Albanese said.
Australia's home affairs minister, Tony Burke, has confirmed five members of the Iranian women's football team have been granted humanitarian visas in Australia. The announcement came hours after the US president, Donald Trump, posted about their plight on social media. Advocates expect more players to seek asylum amid a frantic but 'delicate' effort to inform the entire squad of their rights More Iran women's football team members expected to seek asylum in Australia 'They are safe here': five Iranian women footballers granted humanitarian visas in Australia Watch: 'Save our girls': support shown for Iran players after exit from Women's Asian Cup Continue reading...
Canberra [Australia], March 10 (ANI): Five members of the Iranian women's national football team have been granted humanitarian visas by the Australian Federal Police and the Australian government after they sought refuge in Australia amid fears of persecution if they returned to Iran, according to a report by 9 News.
Cécile Yougbare, activist in Côte d’Ivoire: “I refuse to let women die from clandestine abortions when solutions exist” I am a human rights defender. I specialize in challenges related to women’s health because several factors, such as unsafe abortions, continue to cause preventable deaths among girls and women. For 20 years, both through my community and professional […] The post Three abortion rights defenders share their stories of hope appeared first on Amnesty International .
Over the past 29 months the devastating, multilayered impact of Israel’s ongoing genocide has pushed Palestinian women and girls in the occupied Gaza Strip to the brink, said Amnesty International today. Amid Israel’s deliberate imposition of conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians in Gaza, Palestinian women face compounded and […] The post Israel’s genocide in Gaza inflicts compounded harms on women and girls appeared first on Amnesty International .
The dissonance between the president’s hard-line immigration policies and his offer of asylum to the athletes was striking. Australia took in five players.
The dissonance between President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and his call to grant asylum to the Iranian athletes was striking.
(Photo credit: Yukihito Taguchi-Imagn Images) Amid the war in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel and Iran, five members of the Iranian women's soccer team reportedly defected after Sunday's game during the Women's Asian Cup in Australia. The Iranian team has been in Australia since the U. S.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia told reporters on Monday that five humanitarian visas were being offered to some members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, after concerns were raised over the women’s safety upon returning to Iran.
UK government unveils new definition of anti-Muslim hatred Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Mon, 03/09/2026 - 16:41 Steve Reed tells House of Commons that new definition will extend to those who are perceived to be Muslim Britain's Housing and Communities Secretary Steve Reed speaks during a televsion interview on the first day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on 28 September 2025 (AFP) Off The UK government has introduced a new definition of anti-Muslim hate after months of consultation and controversy surrounding the process. Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Communities Secretary Steve Reed unveiled the plan to parliamentarians. "Religious hate crimes targeted at Muslims are also at record levels, with almost half of these crimes targeted towards the Muslim community and many living in fear that they will be targeted because of how they look or assumptions over where they come from," Reed said in the House of Commons.
Concern for the safety of the players, in Australia for a tournament, had grown after Iranian state media criticized them for not singing the national anthem at a match.
Prior to the upcoming session of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, and which from 10 to 12 March will assess the progress and challenges faced by Ecuador in preventing, investigating and punishing enforced disappearances, Amnesty International has stated that these crimes remain unpunished and will continue to happen as long as President Daniel Noboa’s security policy remains militarized. […] The post Ecuador under international scrutiny for enforced disappearances appeared first on Amnesty International .
Washington, DC [US], March 9 (ANI): US President Donald Trump urged Australia to provide asylum to Iran's National Women's Soccer Team, warning that forcing the team back to Iran could put their lives at serious risk. In the ongoing AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 tournament, Iran was eliminated from the tournament after suffering a hat-trick of defeats.
Five players from the Iranian Women’s National Football Team have left the team’s hotel in Gold Coast, Australia, and sought asylum in t ...
