Athletes’ brave defense of Ali Daei against bloodthirsty hyenas

Ali Karimi married Sahar Davari in 1999, at the age of 21. The couple have a daughter named Hima and two sons named Hawsh and Hirsa. Karimi publicly supported the Mahsa Amini protests against the government in late 2022. He posted on Instagram that not even holy water could “wash away this disgrace” of Amini’s death. In addition to his criticism of the government, he used his platform of 13 million followers to advise on how to bypass Internet censorship in their country. Based in Dubai, he was charged in absentia with “encouraging riots”, and his house in Lavasan was seized by the state.

October 22, 2022 | 9:49 pm