Brazil lands in Australia for Women’s World Cup with tribute to Iran protesters
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he Brazil crew landed in Australia for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in a aircraft bearing a poignant tribute to girls’s rights protesters in Iran.
The Boeing aircraft touched down in Brisbane on Tuesday, bearing the phrases “No woman should be forced to cover her head” and “no man should be hanged for saying this”.
The plane’s tail additionally featured a black-and-white picture of Mahsa Amini – the 22-year-old Iranian girl who died within the custody of so-called morality police in September, after being arrested for sporting a hijab too loosely.
On the reverse of the tail was a picture of Iranian footballer Amir Nasr Azadani, who was jailed for 16 years for his half in widespread protests over Ms Amini’s dying.
A number of people in Iran have been executed for their involvement within the anti-government protests.