{"id":263825,"date":"2022-09-14T21:43:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T19:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=263825"},"modified":"2023-02-06T20:57:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:57:23","slug":"navid-afkari-was-hanged-in-2018-his-killer-is-about-to-speak-at-unga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/navid-afkari-was-hanged-in-2018-his-killer-is-about-to-speak-at-unga\/","title":{"rendered":"Navid Afkari Was Hanged in 2018. His Killer Is About To Speak at UNGA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NCRI-Raisi-Massacre-1\"<\/span><\/p>\n

September 12 marked the second anniversary of Navid Afkari\u2019s execution. Navid, a wrestling champion, was arrested after major Iran protests in 2018<\/a>, falsely accused of murder, and hanged despite international outcry. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Navid\u2019s mother, his sister Elham, and his brother Habib were violently arrested by security forces while trying to visit Navid\u2019s grave. Harassment and cracking down on the martyrs’ families haven\u2019t been unprecedented in Iran, and the regime systematically deprives its victim’s family members, mainly slain political prisoners, of holding funerals and paying tribute to their loved ones.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to his execution, Navid recorded an audio tape in prison<\/a>, saying the regime has been \u201cseeking neck for their noose.\u201d In simple words, the fallen national champion described the Iranian regime\u2019s killing spree, <\/span>which began soon after the mullahs hijacked the 1979 revolution.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The mullahs\u2019 inhumane actions and their rampage didn\u2019t spare anyone. From ethnic and religious minorities to medical professionals, university students, academics, and sports champions, all have fallen victim to the regime\u2019s strategy to \u201cpreserve\u201d its rule at any cost.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All officials have been involved in state-organized crimes in a bid to save the regime vis-\u00e0-vis the explosive and vibrant society which has incessantly yearned for change.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But the regime\u2019s current president, Ebrahim Raisi, who ordered Navid\u2019s execution<\/a> as then-Judiciary chief, truly represents the inhumane essence of Iran\u2019s ruling theocracy. With his four-decade career in the judiciary, Raisi has sent tens of thousands to the gallows, including several sports champions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the summer of 1988, Raisi sat on Tehran\u2019s \u201cDeath Commission,\u201d sealing the fate of tens of thousands of Iranian political prisoners, mostly supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization (PMOI\/MEK). Among the victims, there were some sports champions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I call on the people of #Iran<\/a>,especially the courageous youth in Shiraz,Kazerun, & other cities of Fars province, to observe the anniversary of #NavidAfkari<\/a>'s martyrdom,face to face with his assassins, & specifically Khamenei and Raisi,to commemorate Navidpic.twitter.com\/UgjP7dOGOj<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) September 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n