Voria Ghafouri, who plays as a defender for the Khuzestan Foolad soccer team, was also arrested on charges of 'dishonorable and insulting comportment towards Iran's national soccer team.'
An Iranian-Kurdish footballer has been arrested on charges of "incitement against the regime" as Tehran cracks down on anti-government protesters, according to state-aligned news agency Tasim,Voria Ghafouri, who plays as a defender for the Khuzestan Foolad soccer team, was also arrested on charges of "dishonorable and insulting comportment towards Iran's national soccer team.
Iranian authorities criticized Ghafouri in relation to the protests earlier in the year, sparked by a spike in food prices after the government cut state subsidies causing costs to shoot up by 300% in some cases. Ghafouri is from Sanandaj, Iran's second largest Kurdish city, according to the Norway-based Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.Iran's former national team goalkeeper, Parviz Boroumand, was arrested last week for destroying public property in Tehran during a protest on November 15, according to Tasnim.
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