Australia grants asylum to 5 Iranian soccer players

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5 Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia allowed to stay
Five members of the Iranian national women's soccer team who sought asylum in Australia a week after refusing to sing Iran's national anthem before a match will be allowed to stay in the country, acco...

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Australia grants asylum to 5 members of Iranian women's soccer team, official says
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Five Iran women footballers take asylum in Australia
Australia must protect the visiting Iranian women's football team, the son of the nation's late shah urged Monday, warning their refusal to sing the national anthem before a match could have "dire con...

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Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed the women had been granted humanitarian visas to avoid persecution in their home country for refusing to sing the Iranian national anthem at one ...

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5 members of Iranian women's soccer team granted asylum in Australia

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament when the Iran war began, a government minister said Tuesday. The announcement followed days of urging ...