Iran Unfreezes Assets of Women’s Football Captain Amid Asylum Drama
Iran has released the assets of its women’s national football team captain, Zahra Ghanbari, which were previously frozen after she briefly sought asylum in Australia. The judiciary cited her ‘change in behavior’ as the reason for the decision.
Ghanbari’s name had been listed among ‘traitors’ whose assets were frozen, a move rights groups suggest is part of a pattern of pressure exerted by Iranian authorities on athletes competing abroad.