Iranian Wrestler Navid Afkari Inspires a Generation One Year After Execution
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A year has passed since protester and wrestler, Navid Afkari was executed after being denied…
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Evin Political Prisoners Protest Security Measures
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Political prisoners in Evin Prison staged a protest against security measures and called for ban…
Navid Afkari: Executed Iranian wrestling star’s voice is ‘everywhere now’
CNN - Wrestler Navid Afkari was executed by the Iranian government on September 12, 2020. The story of his life…
Security forces arrested brother to executed protester Navid Afkari
Iran-HRM - Saeed Afkari, the outspoken brother to executed wrestling champion Navid Afkari, was beaten and arrested by security forces…
‘I Don’t Feel Safe’: Iranian Journalist Pressured By IRGC After Fleeing To Turkey
RFL/RE - Iranian journalist Masoud Kazemi was exultant when he was released from Tehran's notorious Evin prison in April 2020.…
As Football Fans Return to Stadiums, FIFA Demands Iran Welcome Women
Iranwire - As the October 12 match between Iran and South Korea fast approaches, international football federation head Gianni Infantino…
Iran: Iranian Kurdish man at risk of execution: Heidar Ghorbani
amnesty - Iranian Kurdish prisoner Heidar Ghorbani is at imminent risk of execution for “armed rebellion against the state” (baghi),…
Aban Tribunal: 133 Iranian Officials Accused of November 2019 Crimes
Iranwire - With just two months to go until the second anniversary of the November 2019 protests, and with related crackdowns…
Jailed Afkari Brother Sentenced to Additional Two Years’ Exile
Iranwire - Vahid Afkari, the jailed brother of Navid Afkari, a wrestler from Shiraz who was executed last September, has been sentenced…
Baha’i Cemetery in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Is Destroyed
Iranwire - Parts of a Baha’i cemetery in the village of Kata, in Dana County in the southwestern province of…