Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe
A lot of Russian athletes complained that they were "canceled" after their country invaded Ukraine. If they had a stance different than Putin's, they could have made it known, the way these Iranian footballers have—at much, much greater risk than Russian athletes ever faced. — PolitiTweet.org
Frida Ghitis @FridaGhitis
Iranian football team protesting against the regime by refusing to sing the Islamic Republic’s national anthem at W… https://t.co/JYFOAu5zhe
