Report: Iran Soccer Player Sentenced to Death After Protests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : Amir Nasr-Azadani, 26, faces the possibility of execution after he was arrested in November for being a member of "an armed group" that was reportedly involved in the death of a police colonel and two volunteer militia members during a protest in the city of Isfahan in Central Iran.
44% : The Iran men's national team became the subject of discussion late last month when players chose to not sing along with the country's national anthem ahead of the team's opening group match against England in apparent solidarity with those protesting back in Iran.
31% : Widespread protests have lingered in Iran following the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested by Iran's morality police for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly.
31% : CNN's Sam Kiley reported that Iran threatened families of players on the World Cup team with "violence and torture" if the players didn't "behave" for the team's final group match against the United States.

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