{"id":213894,"date":"2020-02-19T07:23:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T07:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncriranlive.wpengine.com\/en\/?p=213894"},"modified":"2023-01-22T19:57:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T18:57:56","slug":"irans-national-athletes-boycott-parliamentary-elections-farce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/irans-national-athletes-boycott-parliamentary-elections-farce\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s National Athletes Boycott Parliamentary Elections Farce"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_213895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-213895\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Irans_National_Athletes_Boycott_Parliamentary_Elections_Farce\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Irans_National_Athletes_Boycott_Parliamentary_Elections_Farce.jpg\" alt=\"Moslem Eskandar Filabi, former Iranian wrestling champion along with 21 other national athletes call for elections boycott.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" class=\"size-full wp-image-213895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Irans_National_Athletes_Boycott_Parliamentary_Elections_Farce.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Irans_National_Athletes_Boycott_Parliamentary_Elections_Farce-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Irans_National_Athletes_Boycott_Parliamentary_Elections_Farce-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Irans_National_Athletes_Boycott_Parliamentary_Elections_Farce-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-213895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moslem Eskandar Filabi, former Iranian wrestling champion along with 21 other national athletes call for elections boycott.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a statement, Iranian\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">national\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">athletes and heroes, such as Moslem Eskandar Filabi, former Iranian wrestling champion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0holder of 17 medals and chairman of the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sports Committee of <a href=\"alternative\">the\u00a0<\/a><\/span><a href=\"alternative\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">called\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0boycot<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the Iranian regime\u2019s sham parliamentary elections on February 21. The statement is as follows:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr id=\"system-readmore\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For the liberation of Iran\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For popular sovereignty and the destruction of the religious fascism\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Our vote is overthrow!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>To the brave and risen people of Iran\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Boycotting the <a href=\"223-iran-election\/27399-iran-s-parliamentary-elections-read-selections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iranian regime\u2019s sham parliamentary elections<\/a> is a national and patriotic duty for all the Iranians, athletes, and sports lovers. It is also a sign of solidarity and a tribute to the blood of over 1500 young men and women martyrs of the Iran protests in November 2019; and over 120 thousand martyrs and hundreds of thousands of those who were arrested, tortured and sacrificed their lives for a free Iran and the Iranian regime\u2019s downfall.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Regime\u2019s Parliamentary Elections: Is Khamenei Gambling or Is the Situation out of Hands? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pwner8n7qN\">https:\/\/t.co\/Pwner8n7qN<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottIranShamElections?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BoycottIranShamElections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MyVoteRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MyVoteRegimeChange<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1229891250230366209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In order to achieve a free Iran and fulfilling ideals and goals of the great Iranian nation and her countless martyrs, particularly great national athletes and heroes such as Habib Khabiri, member and captain of the Iranian national football team, Houshang Montazerolzour, Iran wrestling champion at the 1979 Olympic games, Forouzan Abdi, member of the Iranian national women&#8217;s volleyball team, Hamid Etrati Koshali, member of the Iranian national football team, Shahla\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shahdoust<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, member of the national table-tennis team, Samad Montazeri, Iran weightlifting champion, Mahshid Razaghi, Member of the Iranian national youth team and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Javad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nasiri<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Iran\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">encing champion, we are boycotting the mullahs\u2019 regime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0elections farce and our vote is the regime\u2019s downfall.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Moslem Eskandar Filabi-Chair of Sports Com of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRI<\/a>: No regime has imprisoned&amp;executed as many sports figures of its country as the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> regime.Habib Khabiri,Iran\u2019s Captain of the national soccer team was the 1st among those executed 4their political ideals.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranConferenceNYC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranConferenceNYC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7p1HgBmPd3\">pic.twitter.com\/7p1HgBmPd3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1176612041097920512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">List of Signatories:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1- Moslem Eskandar Filabi, former Iranian wrestling champion and holder of 17 medals, holder of the Iranian national hero\u2019s armband, and chairman of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the Sports Committee of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Mohammed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ghorbani<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">former\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">wrestling world champion<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Bahram<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mavedat<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">former\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">member of the national football team<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4- Asghar Adibi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a former<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0member of the national football team<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Hassan Nayeb Agha, a former member<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the national football team<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Abbas Novin<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Roozgar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">former<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0member of the national football team<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Kazem<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ghulami<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, holder of the second place of the international wrestling championship<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Manouchehr Arastoopoor, holder of the second place of the International Adult Sailing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Saeed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ip<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">kchi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">former\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">member of the Iranian national team<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Firoozeh Ojagh, a former member<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the Iranian Women&#8217;s Basketball Team<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Mohammad Behroozi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, former official<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0referee of the Football Federation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">12- Golpar Parvarde, Silver-medalist of the European Gymnastics<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">13- Majid\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Moshtari<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">former\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">member of the national football team<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"14\">\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Mohammad Azadan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a former member<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the national football team<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Ali Sajjadi, a former footballer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at Homa Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Sulmaz AbouAli- Karate Champion(USA)<\/li>\n<li>Neda Amani (Football Player in Switzerland league)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Mohammad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yousefali-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0A former member<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the Iranian national youth football team<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Akbar Parizani &#8211; Iran Fencing Champion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a statement, 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