Australia grants asylum to two more Iranian women footballers amid safety fears
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Australia granted humanitarian visas to two more members of Iran’s women’s football team, bringing the total asylum recipients in the group to seven, due to safety concerns if they return to Iran after they refused to sing the national anthem. The visas are temporary (12 months) with a path to permanent residency. The departure occurred amid protests by Iranian Australians, as Tehran urged the players to return and regional tensions rise during the US–Israel war on Iran.
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