Outside the security checkpoint, some fans shouted 'women, life, freedom', while others shouted back 'The Islamic Republic', according to reports
, a 22-year-old woman who died in the custody of Iran's morality police in September after being detained for alleged violations of the country's strict dress code.One pair of supporters were pictured inside the stadium - a woman wearing a T-shirt with"Mahsa Amini" printed on it, and a man holding aloft an Iranian national flag with the protest slogan,"Woman, Life, Freedom".
Loud jeers were heard from Iranian supporters as the anthem played, with the team appearing to sing quietly.The gesture of staying tight-lipped has been interpreted as a sign of solidarity - the Iranian team putting themselves firmly on the side of the wave of protests back home.Image:Iranian authorities have responded with deadly force to suppress protests that have marked one of the boldest challenges to its clerical rulers since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
The only official reaction has come from Iranian government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi, who tweeted,"We love Iran's national team, in all circumstances", after that game.
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