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Banned Persian flag at the World Cup (thelemmy.club)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/photos/p/1200879/banned-persian-flag-at-the-world-cup

Banned Persian flag at the World Cup

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[–] 39 points 2 months ago (3 children)

That's some beautiful art, altho I'm not sure I'm ever going to overcome my basic flag confusion:

(but not you, Wales and Turkmenistan, we're all good!)

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    • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Why flag banned?

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  • [–] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    It’s the flag of Pahlavist Iran, essentially the Shah’s flag. FIFA only allows flags of member nations, and a ban of this flag in particular was held up in court.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Is this collateral damage from trying to ban the rainbow flag? Why does it matter so much that these things have to be banned in the first place?

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago

    No, the Islamic Republic of Iran specifically petitioned FIFA to ensure this flag would not be permitted in the stadiums as this flag represents the regime that the Islamic Republic deposed. Iran has faced multiple rounds of serious protests even before the US initiated war and the son of the Shah is a popular figure that some protesters rally around as an alternative the existing government. Essentially the Iranian leadership sees this as a threat to their governance.

    FIFA’s solution is a blanket ban on all “political” flags, which I find kind of silly because all national flags are political symbols. There have definitely been petitions against LGBTQ+ flags in parallel to this situation though.

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    • [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    Not gonna lie, it's a pretty dope flag

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    [–] 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    isn't this flag just showing support for the Shah instead of the Ayatollahs?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    No, it in general is used by Iranians opposing the current regime, regardless of whether they are pro-shah or not.

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