{"id":225886,"date":"2020-09-12T22:44:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T21:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=225886"},"modified":"2023-01-25T19:56:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T18:56:24","slug":"iranians-protest-execution-of-navid-afkari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iranians-protest-execution-of-navid-afkari\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranians Protest Execution of Navid Afkari"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Protest-against-the-brutal-execution-of-the-young-champion-Navid-AfkariThe mullahs\u2019 criminal regime ruling in Iran hanged Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old wrestling champion, Saturday morning in Iran.<\/p>\n

Thousands of Iranians worldwide and several governments, international organizations, and athletes from across the globe had joined the call to save Navid\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

Despite this global campaign against the inhuman death sentence against Navid Afkari, and despite his own statement that the confessions obtained from him were under torture, the Iranian regime refused to back down from the execution.<\/p>\n

Navid was born in Shiraz and was executed in his hometown. Shiraz was one of the cities that revolted against the Iranian regime in November 2019<\/a> and many young people were killed by the regime in this city. The Iranian regime executed the wrestling champion Navid Afkari, fearing that the uprisings would resume. Navid was an example of dissatisfied youth in Iran, and his execution increases more anger of the Iranian youth inside Iran.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a> (NCRI<\/a>), said in a statement: \u201cThe mullahs\u2019 criminal regime sent Navid Afkari to the gallows. But they will soon receive their response from Iran\u2019s people and brave youth in their blazing protests and uprisings to topple the regime.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s courageous youth will rise in solidarity with the heroic people of Fars Province and in protest of the undue execution of Navid Afkari.<\/p>\n

Iran mourns Navid and shares in the grief of Afkari family as the world is shocked by Khamenei and the clerical regime\u2019s barbarism.<\/p>\n

The religious fascism ruling Iran cannot survive a day without executions, torture, and domestic suppression. By spilling the blood of young people like Navid Afkari, the mullahs are seeking to maintain their hold on power in the face of Iran protests.<\/p>\n

The execution of Navid Afkari, however, will only add fuel to the flames of the Iranian people\u2019s uprising and will send the mullahs\u2019 regime to the dustbin of history.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The mullahs\u2019 criminal regime hanged #NavidAfkari<\/a> this morning. The people of #Iran<\/a> and its brave youth will not remain silent against the cowardly execution of this courageous son of #Shiraz<\/a>. They will rise in solidarity with the heroic people of Fars.<\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) September 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n