Fifth asylum-seeking women's soccer player decides to return to Iran

Iran Herald · March 16, 2026 Human Rights

(Photo credit: Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) A fifth member of the Iranian women's national soccer team who originally decided to remain in Australia on a refugee visa had a chance of heart and decided to return home Sunday evening, the Australian government announced.

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