{"id":225819,"date":"2020-09-12T10:39:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T09:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=225819"},"modified":"2023-01-25T19:42:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T18:42:46","slug":"breaking-news-the-clerical-regime-in-iran-hanged-the-wrestler-navid-afkari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/breaking-news-the-clerical-regime-in-iran-hanged-the-wrestler-navid-afkari\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: The Clerical Regime in Iran Hanged the Wrestler Navid Afkari"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ehs-KKfXgAAvQIt\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-225817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ehs-KKfXgAAvQIt-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Ehs-KKfXgAAvQIt\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ehs-KKfXgAAvQIt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Ehs-KKfXgAAvQIt.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s regime executed political prisoner Navid Afkari after <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/09\/12\/world\/middleeast\/iran-wrestler-navid-afkari.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">torturing<\/a> him and obtaining forced confessions. His death sentence was carried out despite a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/93f156634d73b51c1692ca2fbf1bf6c9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">global campaign<\/a> calling to spare Afkari\u2019s life.<\/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>&#8216;s regime executed political prisoner Navid Afkari after torturing him and obtaining forced confessions. His death sentence was carried out despite a global campaign calling to spare Afkari\u2019s life.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NavidAfkari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NavidAfkari<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoImpunity4Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoImpunity4Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5gePhKp75N\">pic.twitter.com\/5gePhKp75N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1304712239740530688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hanging the wrestler Navid Afkari, this morning reflects the regime\u2019s desperate need for stepping up repression. Despite these murderous acts, the regime cannot stem the growing tide of popular unrest and people&#8217;s uprising.<br \/>\nImpunity at the global level has allowed Iran&#8217;s regime to continue its brutal crimes against the Iranian people.<br \/>\nThe international community must hold the mullahs to account for their human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Impunity at the global level has allowed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>&#8216;s regime to continue its brutal crimes against the Iranian people.<br \/>\nThe international community must hold the mullahs to account for their human rights abuses.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NoImpunity4Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NoImpunity4Mullahs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4O9fTAhm7d\">pic.twitter.com\/4O9fTAhm7d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1304712241934147585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Concerning this criminal act Mrs. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> the President-elect of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/alternative\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a> (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/the-national-council-resistance-iran-ncri\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NCRI<\/a>) said:<br \/>\nThe mullahs\u2019 criminal regime hanged Navid Afkari this morning. The people of Iran and its brave youth will not remain silent against the cowardly execution of this courageous son of Shiraz. They will rise in solidarity with the heroic people of Fars.<br \/>\nThe UNSC, its member states, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the EU, and all international human rights authorities must take practical, effective measures against the regime in Iran for the execution of Navid Afkari and 120,000 political prisoners.<br \/>\nSilence and inaction give a green light to and are considered as complicity in these crimes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The mullahs\u2019 criminal regime hanged <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NavidAfkari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NavidAfkari<\/a> this morning. The people of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> and its brave youth will not remain silent against the cowardly execution of this courageous son of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Shiraz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Shiraz<\/a>. They will rise in solidarity with the heroic people of Fars.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1304718427479781377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The UNSC, its member states, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNHumanRights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNHumanRights<\/a>, the UN High Commissioner for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HumanRights<\/a>, the EU &amp;all int\u2019l human rights authorities must take practical, effective measures against the regime in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> for the execution of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NavidAfkari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NavidAfkari<\/a> &amp; 120,000 political prisoners. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wCBlMOPSl9\">pic.twitter.com\/wCBlMOPSl9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1304718432131338240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Silence and inaction give a green light to and are considered as complicity in these crimes. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NavidAfkari?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NavidAfkari<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopexecutionsinIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopexecutionsinIran<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1304718433955840000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stats.sender.net\/forms\/dGYVLa\/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-219239 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100.png\" alt=\"Weekly-Signe-up-logo-300x100\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&rsquo;s regime executed political prisoner Navid Afkari after torturing him and obtaining forced confessions. 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