{"id":1761,"date":"2006-06-17T04:17:16","date_gmt":"2006-06-17T03:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/1761-harsh-restrictions-on-iranian-athletes-to-the-world-cup"},"modified":"2023-01-12T15:19:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:19:07","slug":"harsh-restrictions-on-iranian-athletes-to-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/harsh-restrictions-on-iranian-athletes-to-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Harsh restrictions on Iranian athletes to the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Football\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-29259\" height=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2006\/06\/Football.jpg\" width=\"150\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/>NCRI &#8211; The Iranian regime has imposed harsh restrictions on Iranian athletes and delegations to Germany during the World Cup matches. <\/p>\n<p>A source within the regime said that one of the coaches accompanying the Iranian athletes to the World Cup described the sports compound as &quot;a refugee camp.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>He said: &quot;The authorities tell people where to go and where to avoid and some of the people are confined to their hotels. 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