Because of the death of a 22-year-old: protests before Iran’s international match in Austria
Before the Austrian international match between Iran and Senegal (1-1) in Maria Enzersdorf, protests broke out in front of the stadium in connection with the death of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini. Around 100 people had demonstrated, according to a police spokesman, several non-accredited people had tried to get into the stadium. This was prevented. The game took place behind closed doors.
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Bayer Leverkusen striker Sardar Azmoun scored the goal for the Iranian team. Senegal’s attacking star Sadio Mané remained without a goal of his own compared to the Senegalese’s first game during the international phase against Bolivia (2-0).
Azmoun had already shown solidarity with the Iranian women before the party and died in an Instagram story. “Because of national team rules, we weren’t allowed to say anything until the end of our training camp, but I can’t take the silence anymore, it’s easy to kill. Iranian women live long,” the Leverkusen striker said table football quoted.
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Amini was arrested in Iran by the Morality Police for violating the strict Islamic dress code and died on September 16 under unclear circumstances. Since then there have been protests in the country and other cities around the world. The demonstrators in Iran speak of police violence, the authorities reject this.