National champion wrestler executed in Iran
Published date: 13 September 2020 18:50 BST
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Last update: 3 years 7 months ago
27-year-old Navid Afkari, a national champion wrestler, was executed in the Iranian city of Shiraz on 12 September. Afkari was accused of murdering a water company security guard during the 2018 anti-government protests.
Human rights organisations believe he was tortured into giving a false confession.
Human rights organisations believe he was tortured into giving a false confession.
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