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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Samantha Lewis in the Gold Coast

‘These women are prisoners’: Iran protesters make voices heard at Women’s Asian Cup

Iran players warm up during a training session at Pizzy Park on the Gold Coast
Iran are playing at the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup against a backdrop of turmoil back home. Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPA

As Iran’s national anthem began to trumpet around Gold Coast Stadium on Monday night, members of an Iranian fan group who had gathered near the halfway line began to unfurl red, white and green flags.

They weren’t the flags of their home nation, though. At least, not the nation they want to remember.

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