{"id":17824,"date":"2020-09-15T18:47:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T16:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=17824"},"modified":"2020-09-15T18:47:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T16:47:38","slug":"condemnation-of-irans-execution-of-political-prisoner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2020\/09\/condemnation-of-irans-execution-of-political-prisoner\/17824\/","title":{"rendered":"Condemnation of Iran\u2019s Execution of Political Prisoner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

United Nations human rights experts\u00a0on September 14,\u00a0condemned Iran\u2019s execution of champion wrestler and political prisoner\u00a0Navid\u00a0Afkari<\/a>, the latest person to\u00a0be executed\u00a0for taking part in the nationwide protests<\/a> of 2018 and 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The experts\u00a0 included<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Javaid\u00a0Rehman,\u202fSpecial Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran\u00a0<\/li>
Agnes\u00a0Callamard,\u202fSpecial Rapporteur on\u202fextrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Irene Khan,\u202fSpecial Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
  They\u00a0wrote:\u00a0\u201cIt is deeply disturbing that the authorities appear to have used the death penalty against an athlete as a warning to its population in a climate of increasing social unrest.\u00a0Such flagrant disregard for the right to life through summary executions is not only a matter of domestic concern. We call on the international community to react strongly to these actions by the Islamic Republic of Iran.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  Human rights experts strongly condemn the summary execution of champion wrestler #NavidAfkari<\/a> in Iran.
  
  \u201cIf Afkari was guilty of murder, why was the trial conducted behind closed doors and through the use of forced confessions extracted under torture?\" https:\/\/t.co\/JEAkY8uxIQ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vnXsacYilq<\/a><\/p>\u2014 United Nations Geneva (@UNGeneva) September 14, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>