{"id":233000,"date":"2021-01-12T03:30:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T08:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=233000"},"modified":"2023-04-26T15:35:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T14:35:45","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-12-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-12-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 12, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Evin neighborhood in the north of Tehran, the capital of Iran. Evin Prison is located in the Evin neighborhood of Tehran, Iran. The prison has been the primary site for the housing of Iran’s political prisoners since 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 6:30 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran set to execute second wrestler Mehdi Ali Hosseini amid outcry<\/h3>\n
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Iranian wrestler Mehdi Ali Hosseini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LONDON: The Iranian regime is set to execute a second wrestler just months after it hanged champion athlete Navid Afkari amid international pleas for clemency.<\/p>\n

Mehdi Ali Hosseini, 29, was arrested in 2015 and charged with murder following a group brawl. Britain\u2019s Daily Mail newspaper reported that he is expected to be imminently executed because the victim\u2019s family refused to pardon him.<\/p>\n

Ali Safavi, an official from the foreign affairs committee of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), told Arab News that the NCRI and other regime critics \u201cstrongly condemn the ruling religious dictatorship for its intention to execute\u201d Hosseini.<\/p>\n

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My comments in article by Charlie Peters, @CDP1882<\/a>, in @arabnews<\/a> on the imminent execution of Mehdi Ali Hosseini. #Iran<\/a> set to execute second wrestler amid outcry. https:\/\/t.co\/PyXWNu8gyU<\/a> @eu_eeas<\/a> @JosepBorrellF<\/a> @antonioguterres<\/a> it's time to act. @4FreedominIran<\/a> @iran_policy<\/a><\/p>\n

— Ali Safavi (@amsafavi) January 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n