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🟥The Honorable Penny Wong @SenatorWong Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia The lives of the Iranian Women’s National Football Team are in imminent danger. After their peaceful protest in Australia, Iranian state-linked media has officially labeled them "wartime traitors." In Iran, "treason" is a capital offense punishable by death. These athletes face arbitrary detention and execution if forced to return. I urgently call on the Australian Government to provide immediate asylum and protection for these brave women. Australia must not allow them to be sent back to a regime that views a silent protest as a crime worthy of the gallows. 🔴Translation of the threatening remarks by the Islamic Republic's state security TV host "I must emphasize that traitors during wartime should be dealt with more severely. Anyone who takes a step against the country under wartime conditions must face a harsher confrontation. Regarding the incident where our women’s national football team refused to sing the national anthem and the photos that were circulated—I will not dwell on the details—but they must be dealt with more severely.This is no longer a symbolic act of protest. In wartime conditions, in this current state where [hostilities occur], going there and refusing to sing the national anthem is the peak of dishonor and lack of patriotism. Both the public and the authorities must treat these individuals as 'wartime traitors.' It should not be viewed merely as an objection or a symbolic gesture. The stain of dishonor and treason must remain on their foreheads, and they must face a definitive and severe confrontation."