{"id":225900,"date":"2020-09-13T09:16:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T08:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=225900"},"modified":"2023-04-14T23:34:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T22:34:29","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-september-13-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-september-13-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 September 13, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Tomb of Hafez in Shiraz, in memory of the celebrated Persian poet Hafez. Navid Afkari was born in Shiraz and was executed in his hometown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THE CONTENT OF THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE: 9:00 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Kazem Rajavi\u2019s Assassination<\/h2>\n

To Be Investigated in the Context of Genocide, Crime Against Humanity<\/h3>\n
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Dr. Kazem Rajavi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a letter to the Deputy Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation in Bern, the Vaud Provincial Prosecutor\u2019s Office wrote that he has set aside the previous decision of the Prosecutor\u2019s Office to close the case of the assassination of Dr. Kazem Rajavi and that he has transferred the case.<\/p>\n

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Navid Afkari\u2019s Execution: Consequences and Outcome for Iran\u2019s Regime<\/h3>\n

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The Iranian regime executed Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old wrestling champion, on Saturday in defiance of pleas by the international community to halt this execution. What are the consequences and outcome for the regime? Does Navid\u2019s execution indicate the regime\u2019s strength?<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 10:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iranians Protest Execution of Navid Afkari<\/h3>\n

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The mullahs\u2019 criminal regime ruling in Iran hanged Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old wrestling champion, Saturday morning in Iran. Thousands of Iranians worldwide and several governments, international organizations, and athletes from across the globe had joined the call to save Navid\u2019s life. 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

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Marching outside the White House to denounce appeasement of Iran ayatollahs<\/h3>\n
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Marching outside @WhiteHouse<\/a> to denounce appeasement of #Iran<\/a> ayatollahs. These appeasers are complicit in the execution of #NavidAfkari<\/a> and that of thousands yet unknown or unannounced in Iran. @EUintheUS<\/a> @USAdarFarsi<\/a> @VOAIran @HouseForeign<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/W0zWfUZ0Er<\/a><\/p>\n

— OIAC: Organization of Iranian American Communities (@OrgIAC) September 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n