Police ejected two protestors from Iran’s international friendly against Uruguay on Friday in Austria after they entered the supposedly behind-closed-doors match. The pair was speaking out about the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman who died in police custody in Iran earlier this month after being charged with wearing a headscarf improperly, according to ESPN’s Mark Ogden.
Police approached the two men during the first half of the game in the NV Arena and asked them to hand over a sign they were holding that said Amini was “murdered by the police of the Islamic Republic of Iran.