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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Two more Iranian women footballers granted asylum in Australia before dramatic last-minute reversal

Australia said it had granted humanitarian visas to a total of seven members of the Iranian women’s football delegation on Wednesday morning as the rest of the team landed in Malaysia.

Home minister Tony Burke said a player and a support staff member had accepted the government’s offer, a day after five other players were granted asylum. But at the last minute, one of the seven changed her mind and decided to return to Iran with the team.

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