Iranian Football Players ‘Retired’

Four members of the Iranian football team have been ‘retired’ for wearing green arm bands in protest of the election in Iran.

This is amazing (and not in a good way).

The Iranian government has “taken revenge by imposing life bans on players who sported green wristbands in a recent World Cup match in protest against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election.”

“According to the pro-government newspaper Iran, four players – Ali Karimi, 31, Mehdi Mahdavikia, 32, Hosein Ka’abi, 24 and Vahid Hashemian, 32 – have been “retired” from the sport after their gesture in last Wednesday’s match against South Korea in Seoul.”

We have to keep showing our support for those who are peacefully protesting for a free and fair election system.

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Tags: censorship, international elections, iran

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