Iranian international footballer Majid Hosseini expressed solidarity Wednesday with the women-led protests that erupted nearly two weeks ago, reposting a message calling on the police to put down their guns.

Hosseini, a defender who plays for Turkey’s top division side Kayserispor, reposted a cartoon on Instagram showing a woman with flowing hair walking up to an anti-riot policeman and taking off his helmet.

“Put down your gun and let this murderous demon come out of your body,” the woman tells the policeman in Farsi.

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