{"id":17805,"date":"2020-09-14T20:47:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T18:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=17805"},"modified":"2020-09-14T20:47:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T18:47:14","slug":"mek-campaign-against-the-execution-of-protester-navid-afkari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2020\/09\/mek-campaign-against-the-execution-of-protester-navid-afkari\/17805\/","title":{"rendered":"MEK Campaign Against the Execution of Protester Navid Afkari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran\u2019s (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) Resistance Units continued a campaign to release wrestling champion\u202fNavid\u00a0Afkari<\/a> right up until his execution by the Iranian regime on Saturday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afkari, who was convicted following confessions extracted under torture (i.e. false confessions), was executed for taking part in peaceful protests and his sentence sparked a global campaign led by the Iranian people and their organised resistance. (His two brothers are serving long prison sentences for the same non-crime.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s look at some of the actions of the Resistance Units.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They spread the\u00a0slogans<\/a>, \u201cFree\u00a0Navid\u00a0Afkari\u201d, \u201cStop the execution of the Iranian youths\u201d, \u201cFree Afkari brothers\u201d, and \u201cthe only solution to prevent executions of those like\u00a0Navid\u00a0is to revolt and protest\u201d, through graffiti and signs in public places,\u00a0as well as on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u202fBetween Wednesday and Friday last week, Resistance Units took action in Tehran, Shiraz, Tabriz, Mashhad, Karaj, Isfahan,\u00a0Kashan,\u00a0Eslamshahr,\u00a0Ghaen, Kerman, Ahvaz, Qazvin, Rasht,\u00a0Kohgiluyeh\u00a0and Boyer-Ahmad, Nain, Abadan,\u00a0Anzali,\u00a0Astaneh, Ardabil,\u00a0Lorestan,\u00a0Bojnourd,\u00a0Andimeshk, Qom,\u00a0Sabzehvar, Hamadan,\u00a0Bajestan,\u00a0Esfarayen,\u00a0Hashtgerd,\u00a0Gorgan, Yazd, Kish, Kermanshah,\u00a0Behbahan,\u00a0Sanandaj, and\u00a0Zahedan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There they installed huge posters of Iranian Resistance Leaders\u00a0Massoud\u00a0and Maryam Rajavi, while also calling for an end to the regime.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0posters read:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karaj\u2014 \u201cThe regime cannot maintain its rule by executing sports champions\u201d
Tehran\u2014 \u201cThe overthrow of the inhuman regime is certain\u201d
Karaj\u2014 \u201cThe IRGC must be annihilated\u201d
Kashan\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to Rajavi\u201d
Eslamshahr\u2014 \u201cHail to Rajavi\u201d
Shiraz\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei, hail to Rajavi\u201d
Tehran\u2014 \u201cThe only solution to prevent executions of people like Navid is to revolt and protest\u201d
Tehran\u2014 \u201cThe only way to freedom is through revolt and protest\u201d
Ghaen\u2014 \u201cThe overthrow of the mullahs\u2019 regime is possible through the Resistance Units\u201d
Kerman\u2014 \u201cThe only way to freedom is through revolt and protest\u201d
Karaj\u2014 \u201cThe regime cannot maintain its rule by executing sports champions\u201d
Karaj\u2014 \u201cKhamenei\u2019s rule will be overthrown by the Resistance Units\u201d
Ahvaz\u2014 \u201cTo the brave people, raise your voice of protest\u201d
Ahvaz\u2014 \u201cDown with Khamenei and shame on his rule\u201d
Qazvin\u2014 \u201cThe overthrow of the mullahs\u2019 regime is possible through the Resistance Units\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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