Security at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium were pictured confiscating a shirt from an Iranian fan that had the name Mahsa Amini printed on the back during the national team's clash with Wales in Group B of the World Cup. It comes after mass protests in the country following the tragic passing of Amini, 22.
Reports claim that Amini passed away in police custody after not complying with the country's strict laws on wearing hijabs as a woman. It sparked widespread protests across more than 150 cities in all 31 of Iran's provinces, questioning the rights of women in the country.
Some of the protests have continued into the FIFA World Cup that is being hosted over the next month in Qatar - which has also been questioned over its own human rights. During Iran's opening game against England, the nation's players didn't sing along with the national anthem, while fans audibly booed it being played.
In their second match against Wales on Friday, fans once again booed as players nervously sang through the national anthem after their refusal to do so previously. The same supporters have taken in flags and banners too. Security removed one that read: "Woman Life Freedom".
It comes after further questions over the censoring of such issues by FIFA and hosts Qatar. The "OneLove" armband campaign has been banned by the footballing governing body, despite the attempts to raise awareness over the illegality of being LGBTQ in the nation.
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