12 September 2020(2020-09-12) (aged 27) Adel-Abaad prison, Shiraz, Iran
Resting place
Sangar, Sepidan County
Nationality
Iranian
Occupation
Wrestler
Years active
2002–2015
Criminal charge(s)
Alleged murder of security agent, organizing a group, participating in protests [1]
Criminal penalty
Death
Criminal status
Executed
Family
Habib, Saeid, Vahid (brothers), Elham (sister)
Navid Afkari Sangari (Persian: نوید افکاری سنگری; 22 July 1993 – 12 September 2020)[2][3] was an Iranian wrestler who was sentenced to death and executed in Shiraz[4] after having been accused and convicted of murdering a security guard during the 2018 Iranian protests;[5] sources from outside Iran also cited convictions on other charges related to Afkari's participation in the protests,[6][7] while Iranian sources denied that the case had any connection to the protests.[8] Afkari had filed a complaint with the Iranian judiciary, and stated in an audiotape recording that was smuggled from prison, that his initial confession had been obtained under torture;[4]
the Iranian judiciary denied the torture claims, and Iranian state media broadcast a recording of the confession.[9] There were worldwide calls for Afkari to be pardoned, including by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach,[4] and by then U.S. president Donald Trump.[5] Afkari's brothers Vahid and Habib were sentenced to 54 and 27 years, respectively, in prison in the same case.[5]
In September 2020 the United States blacklisted several Iranian officials and entities over alleged gross violations of human rights that also included the case of Navid Afkari's execution.[10]
^"Iran sentences tortured protester to death; 2 brothers to 81 years of prison". Iran News Wire. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^Riddell, Don (28 June 2021). "Navid Afkari: Executed Iranian wrestling star's voice is 'everywhere now'". CNN News. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^Staff writers (12 September 2020). "Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari executed - state media". Reuters. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ abcFassihi, Farnaz; Olster, Marjorie (12 September 2020). "Iran Executes Wrestler Accused of Murder After He Took Part in 2018 Protests". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ abc"Navid Afkari: Iran executes young wrestler despite global outcry". BBC News. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^"Iran executes champion wrestler Navid Afkari despite global outcry". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^"Iran Court Passes Double Death Sentence On Protester In Shiraz". Radio Farda. 30 August 2020.
^"Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari executed, says state media". Al Jazeera News. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^Safi, Michael (12 September 2020). "Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari executed despite global outcry". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^Pamuk, Humeyra; Psaledakis, Daphne (24 September 2020). "U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions over human rights violations". Reuters.com. Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, Bernadette Baum and Tom Brown. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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