Voria Ghafouri, who has been outspoken about the regime, was detained for “insulting the national soccer team and propagandizing against the government.”
A former member of Iran’s national soccer team has been arrested over his criticism of the Iranian government, according to state media reports. Voria Ghafouri, who has been outspoken about the regime, was detained for “insulting the national soccer team and propagandizing against the government,” the Fars and Tasnim news agencies said Thursday.
Ghafouri has not played for the national squad since 2019 and has made several high-profile comments about Iranian authorities, including voicing opposition to his country’s ban on female fans at men’s soccer games. He also recently expressed sympathy for the family of, a 22-year-old who died in the custody of Iran’s “morality police” after being detained for not wearing her hijab correctly.
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