An Iranian athlete who posted criticism online of Iran’s April 14 attack on Israel has reportedly been arrested, and her whereabouts have been unknown since Wednesday, according to media reports.
Iranian national volleyball team player Mobina Rostami posted on her Instagram account: “As an Iranian, I am truly ashamed of the authorities’ attack on Israel, but you need to know that the people in Iran love Israel and hate the Islamic Republic.”
She was reportedly arrested shortly afterwards.
One of the comments on her post came from an account associated with Iranian security forces, stating: “We will shove you in a bag.”
“Only God knows what fate awaits her,” her friends posted on social media.
Mobina Rostami, an Iranian national volleyball player who posted against Iran attack on Israel and said the people of Iran love Israel was arrested this morning.
— Potkin Azarmehr (@potkazar) April 17, 2024
One IRGC affiliated social media channel had threatened to ‘stuff her in a sack’ pic.twitter.com/5bcsa9aXb0
A wave of support for Israel from Iranian athletes has swept through social media since the Islamic Republic’s unprecedented drone and missile strike on the Jewish state overnight Saturday. Past and current soccer players, the judo national team coach and many others have condemned the brutality of Tehran’s authorities and sought to distance themselves from the regime.
“We are Iran. We are not the Islamic Republic,” is the recurring slogan.
