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Opinion: A game changer in Iran -- how soccer stars are driving Iran's protest movement

Dec 09, 2022 View Original Article
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    8% Center

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  • Policy Leaning

    42% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -9% Negative

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64% : But inside Iran, the focus on soccer and the World Cup is quite different.
33% : With the arrest and death of a 22-year-old woman in Tehran, Mahsa Amini, who had purportedly violated the head-covering laws of the country, protests had erupted in September.
32% : He faulted the foreign media's failure to cover the protests adequately, saying "As you know, the people of Iran are currently going through a very difficult time.

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