Footballer union 'sickened' as Iranian player risks death sentence

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Iran calls the protests "riots" and says they have been encouraged by its foreign foes.
43% : The alarm comes after a global outcry following the execution by Iran in the past days of two young men arrested over the protests.
41% : Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women's rights and basic freedom in his country.
37% : Prominent former international star Voria Ghafouri was arrested in Iran last month after he backed the protests and condemned the crackdown but was later released on bail.
36% : Get Gavin's exclusive writing and analysis from the 2022 Fifa World Cup Become a Member Iran is facing protests sparked by the 16 September death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd who died after she was arrested by morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women.
26% : "FIFPro is shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women's rights and basic freedom in his country," the union wrote on its Twitter page late Monday.

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