Execution of Navid Afkari - Wikipedia
WEBNavid Afkari Sangari (Persian: نوید افکاری سنگری; 22 July 1993 – 12 September 2020) [2][3] was an Iranian wrestler who was sentenced to death and executed in Shiraz [4] after having been accused and convicted of murdering a security guard during the 2018 Iranian protests; [5] sources from outside Iran also cited convictions on ...
Navid Afkari: Executed Iranian wrestling star’s voice is ... - CNN
WEBJun 28, 2021 · On that fateful morning, he learned that another Iranian wrestler, Navid Afkari, had been executed, hanged for a crime that his family and friends say he didn’t commit.
Navid Afkari: Iran executes young wrestler despite global outcry - BBC
WEBSep 12, 2020 · Iran has executed a wrestler accused of murder, defying international appeals for him to be spared. Navid Afkari, 27, was sentenced to death over the murder of a security guard during a wave of...
Iran Executes Wrestler Accused of Murder After He Took Part in …
WEBSep 12, 2020 · Iran said Saturday that it had executed a 27-year-old wrestler accused of murder after he took part in antigovernment protests two years ago, a case that set off a campaign by...
Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari executed despite …
WEBSep 12, 2020 · Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed in Iran on Saturday, according to Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA, despite a high-profile international campaign calling for the...
Iran's Mohammadreza Geraei into 67kg World final
WEBOct 9, 2021 · Olympic champion Mohammadreza Geraei will fight for his maiden Greco-Roman wrestling World title after an incredible day at the 2021 World Championships in Oslo on Saturday (9 October). The 25-year-old was 6-1 down to Japanese grappler SHIMOYAMADA Tsuchika and all but eliminated in his opening bout before he pulled off a miraculous pin to claim ...
Sister of executed Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari arrested and ...
WEBNov 11, 2022 · Iranian officials said they have identified the “Iran International agent” arrested Thursday as Elham Afkari, the sister of famous Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari, who was executed two...
Iran Suddenly Executes Wrestler Navid Afkari - Human Rights Watch
WEBSep 12, 2020 · Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence by a criminal court in Shiraz against Navid and a 25-year prison sentence for Vahid for assisting in the alleged murder, while summarily...
Iran executes wrestler whose case drew international attention …
WEBSep 12, 2020 · TEHRAN — Iranian state TV on Saturday reported that the country’s authorities executed a wrestler for allegedly murdering a man, after President Donald Trump asked for the 27-year-old condemned...
As a Wrestler Faces Execution in Iran, World Sports Groups …
WEBSept. 8, 2020. An Iranian wrestler accused of murder after taking part in anti-government protests two years ago may be executed soon, international sports groups fear as they intensify a...