Navid Afkari

Iran wrestler defects to avoid death penalty for supporting revolt

Mohammad Namjoo-Motlagh: 'I will remain their voice until Iran is freed from oppression'

Vigil held for Navid Afkari, a wrestler killed by the Iranian regime, in Toronto, Canada
 Behieh Namjoo, the mother of Elham Afkari, bangs on the doors of the detention center where her daughter is being held, November 12, 2022

‘Were my sons not enough?!’ shouts mother of detained Iranian protester

A portrait of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari during a demonstration on the Dam Square in Amsterdam, Sept. 13, 2020.

Outrage over Iranian regime’s arrest of sister of executed wrestler

Vigil held for Navid Afkari, a wrestler killed by the Iranian regime, in Toronto, Canada

Fears for disappeared Iranian wrestler who supported Navid Afkari


Iran arrests father and brother of executed wrestler while cleaning grave

Dissident Iranian journalist target of death threats

Executed Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari

Iran execution spree continues; first wrestler, now journalist - analysis

Iran has become increasingly brazen and open in its killing of random innocent people for everyday acts.

Ruhollah Zam, a dissident journalist who was captured in what Tehran calls an intelligence operation, speaks during his trial in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2020

Iranians launch 'tweetstorm' for release of Navid Akari’s jailed brothers

The twitter hashtag #ReleaseAfkaris gained widespread traction on the micro-blogging platform.

A portrait of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari during a demonstration on the Dam Square in Amsterdam, Sept. 13, 2020.

Iran cracks down on champion Iranian wrestler for street peddling

“While the regime's thugs drive around in their luxury cars and send their kids and money abroad, honest, hardworking Iranians are denied a livable wage.”

A portrait of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari during a demonstration on the Dam Square in Amsterdam, Sept. 13, 2020.

UN condemns Iran’s extrajudicial killing of champion wrestler

According to the final tally, 79 countries voted for the resolution to condemn Iran’s regime while 32 voted against the resolution. A total of 64 nations abstained.

Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Navid Afkari.

A year after Khamenei’s bloody crackdown on Iranian protesters - analysis

The fragility of Iran’s clerical regime signifies that more insurrections against Khamenei’s rule are on the horizon.

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, July 2020

UN rapporteur slams Iran’s regime for execution of wrestler

”A clear pattern is emerging of an attempt to silence public dissent over the social, economic and political situation in Iran."

A portrait of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari during a demonstration on the Dam Square in Amsterdam, Sept. 13, 2020.

Iranian wrestler executed by regime exonerated again by new witness

“My sources also name Moslem Rahimi, a supermarket owner, who witnessed the murder, who has stated Afkari was not the killer.”

A portrait of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari during a demonstration on the Dam Square in Amsterdam, Sept. 13, 2020.

Iranian gold medal athletes urge Olympics to ban Islamic Republic

Iran should be "suspended from international sports in response to the killing of wrestler Navid Afkari and its systemic discrimination against women, including female athletes."

Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Navid Afkari.

Olympics slammed for not caring about murder of Iranian wrestler

"And the IOC turned away, claiming that Navid is not their problem."

Giant Olympic Rings are installed at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, ahead of an official inauguration ceremony, six months before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games, January 17, 2020