{"id":138293,"date":"2022-11-24T22:24:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T22:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/iranian-soccer-player-voria-ghafouri-arrested-amid-world-cup-scrutiny\/"},"modified":"2022-11-24T22:24:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T22:24:10","slug":"iranian-soccer-player-voria-ghafouri-arrested-amid-world-cup-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/iranian-soccer-player-voria-ghafouri-arrested-amid-world-cup-scrutiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian soccer player Voria Ghafouri arrested amid World Cup scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-grBDNq hide-for-print mb-sm undefined\">\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iAjpuP-css flex items-center\" config=\"[object Object]\" data-qa=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-fLphcs\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-jmLDag wpds-c-jmLDag-bywHgD-variant-primary wpds-c-jmLDag-biynoz-density-compact wpds-c-jmLDag-hZSyid-isOutline-true wpds-c-jmLDag-ejCoEP-icon-left wpds-c-jmLDag-futxca-cv wpds-c-jmLDag-iknmtxO-css\"><button aria-label=\"Comment\" class=\"PJLV PJLV-iPnDcc-css\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"wpds-c-kKAfCG wpds-c-efqEZa focus-highlight flex items-center justify-center brad-lg pointer transition-400 ease-in-out transition-colors\" aria-label=\"Comment on this story\"><title>Comment on this story<\/title><path d=\"M14 14V2H2v9.47h8.18L12.43 13ZM3 10.52V3h10v9.23l-2.5-1.66Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>Comment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">A prominent Iranian soccer player was arrested on charges that included destroying the reputation of the country&#8217;s national team, which is competing in the World Cup, state-linked Iranian media outlets reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The player, Voria Ghafouri, is a former member of Iran&#8217;s national squad and a frequent critic of the government.  His arrest occurred at a moment in which Iranian soccer players are under close scrutiny for their statements about a nationwide uprising in Iran that has continued for months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\">Iran&#8217;s World Cup team silently nods to protests at home<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Iran&#8217;s national team, during a match against England on Monday, declined to sing during the playing of the country&#8217;s national anthem, in what was widely seen as a silent acknowledgment of the protests.  Iran&#8217;s national broadcaster showed select images of spectators cheering for Iran during the match but not the political signs carried by some.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Protest in Iran began in September after a young Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody.  The uprising against Iran&#8217;s clerical leadership has spread across the country and sparked a fierce and deadly crackdown, including in ethnic Kurdish areas, where human rights groups say dozens of people have been killed in recent days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">The UN Human Rights Council in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN_HRC\/status\/1595800550758838273?s=20&amp;t=83D8YknSrccI-N8cDv_tnQ\" target=\"_blank\">vote<\/a> on Thursday launched an investigation into alleged rights violations in Iran&#8217;s response to the protest movement.  \u201cToday&#8217;s session leaves no doubt that the HRC&#8217;s membership recognizes the gravity of the situation in Iran, and the fact-finding mission established today will help ensure that those engaged in the ongoing violent suppression of Iranian people are identified and their actions documented,\u201d US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\">Rights groups say Iran is escalating crackdown in Kurdish areas<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Ghafour, who is Kurdish posted, has government officials on social media in the past, and recently messages on Twitter condemning the killing of Kurds.  Iranian news reports did not specify the reasons for his arrest but said the charges included \u201cspreading propaganda against\u201d the Islamic republic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">He has been called up to play several times over the last decade on the national team, and played for several Iranian club teams including Foolad Khuzestan, his current squad.  ISNA, a semiofficial news agency, reported Thursday that Hamidreza Garshasbi, the CEO of the team, had resigned, and said the reason for the his resignation had not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Even before the start of the World Cup, some Iranians had called for FIFA, soccer&#8217;s global governing body, to ban the national team, known as Team Melli, as a sign of support for the protests.  Others argued that Iran attending the World Cup was a boon to the uprising: a high-profile event that provided players and spectators an opportunity to voice dissent, with international media watching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Iran is set to play Wales on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-jjHkyS hide-for-print\">\n<div data-qa=\"content\" class=\"wpds-c-bBtBOR wpds-c-bBtBOR-iPJLV-css\">\n<h3 data-qa=\"linkbox-headline\" class=\"wpds-c-jtAZFm\">World Cup in Qatar<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wpds-c-eynqHn\"><b>Live updates: <\/b>The last eight teams to make their debuts in Qatar take the field Thursday in Group G and Group H games.  Follow along for the latest news, updates and highlights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wpds-c-eynqHn\"><b>USMNT:<\/b> In their return to the World Cup, the young Americans settled for a 1-1 draw against Wales in their Group B opener.  The US men&#8217;s national team will face a taller task Friday against Group B favorite England, which demolished Iran, 6-2, earlier Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wpds-c-eynqHn\"><b>Qatar controversy: <\/b>Soccer fans wearing the rainbow, a symbol of LGBTQ inclusivity, have said they were refused entry into World Cup stadiums and confronted by members of the public to remove the emblem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wpds-c-eynqHn\"><b>Groups guide:<\/b> The US men&#8217;s national soccer team, led by Coach Gregg Berhalter and star forward Christian Pulisic, qualified for the 2022 World Cup, an improvement from its disastrous and unsuccessful 2018 campaign.  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