Iran's anti-government wrestling champion has been sentenced to death

 

A national wrestling champion has been sentenced to death for killing a security guard during anti-government protests.

According to Iranian state television, the country's young champion wrestler Naveed Afkari has been executed. US President Donald Trump also tweeted not to execute the wrestler, urging the Iranian government not to ruin the life of the 27-year-old wrestler.

Judge Kazim Mousavi of Fars Province told state television that Naveed Afkari was sentenced to death in Shiraz's Adelabad Jail for repeatedly beating security guard Hassan Turkman to death with a sharp instrument during anti-government protests in 2018.

On the other hand, social media users strongly condemned the death sentence of the young wrestler and said that the young wrestler Naveed Afkari and his brother have been punished for participating in anti-government protests. This freedom of expression is a serious violation of basic human rights.