Iran has sentenced a wrestler to death for participating in anti-government protests in the country.
According to the Arab News Agency, Iran executed champion wrestler Naveed Afkari, rejecting international pressure and a request from its citizens to pardon the wrestler.
Wrestler Naveed Afkari, 27, was arrested in Iran on charges of participating in anti-government protests in 2018.
Recently, US President Trump tweeted to the Iranian authorities asking them not to execute Naveed Afkari.
According to Arab media, the Iranian government executed wrestler Naveed Afkari without informing his family.
According to Arab media, a few hours before Naveed Afkari's death, he had a telephone conversation with his brother on Friday, after which the authorities executed the wrestler without informing his family.
In an alleged audio recording released by an Iranian news agency, Naveed Afkari was optimistic that his death sentence would be commuted, saying he and his two brothers had been sentenced to long prison terms and would be released on Saturday. Will be transferred to Tehran jail on Monday morning.
According to the recording, Naveed Afkari said that he is calm and hopes that everything will get better.
According to Arab media, after the alleged audio recording of Naveed Afkari came to light, the public reacted strongly on social media and said that Naveed Afkari was deceived by the authorities by giving false hope.
The British broadcaster says Naveed Afkari's family and lawyers have not been notified in advance of the wrestler's execution, while Iranian law requires the family to be notified 48 hours before the execution.
