Iran's sole female Olympic medalist defects:
Nicosia (AFP) - Iran's only female Olympic medallist Kimia Alizadeh announced Saturday she has permanently left her country, citing the "hypocrisy" of a system she claims humiliates athletes while using them for political ends.
"Should I start with hello, goodbye, or condolences?" she wrote on Instagram,...
Criticising Iran's political system for "hypocrisy", "lying", "injustice" and "flattery",
https://news.yahoo.com/irans-sole-femal ... 05911.html
Admittedly it's only one person, but they treated her like garbage and she was expected to spew propaganda.
Iranian parliamentarian Abdolkarim Hosseinzadeh had demanded answers, accusing "incompetent officials" of allowing Iran's "human capital to flee" the country.
Human capital? Maybe something was lost in translation, but I'm thinking it was pretty accurate.
