Iran's captain used his platform on the world's stage to speak out for the fight raging in his home country
On this, the first full day of matches in the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2022 tournament, England play Iran in the first match of the day.
Speaking at a televised press conference ahead of their debut match against England, the team’s captain Ehsan Hajsafi spoke about the current crisis in his home country. ‘We have to accept the conditions in our country are not right and our people are not happy. We are here but it does not mean we should not be their voice or we must not respect them.
While he didn’t refer to the reported executions of dozens of protestors and the arrests of hundreds more specifically, many have taken to Twitter to commend him on the bravery of his statement, including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who said, ‘Such bravery from Iran’s Ehsan Hajsafi, using his platform to stand up for human rights.’
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