{"id":81803,"date":"2025-12-16T22:29:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=81803"},"modified":"2025-12-16T22:29:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:29:46","slug":"irans-regime-upholds-death-sentence-for-boxing-champion-mohammad-javad-vafaei-sani-case-sent-for-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2025\/12\/irans-regime-upholds-death-sentence-for-boxing-champion-mohammad-javad-vafaei-sani-case-sent-for-execution\/81803\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s Regime Upholds Death Sentence for Boxing Champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani; Case Sent for Execution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" — Iran\u2019s regime has upheld the death sentence for boxing champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
***December 16, 2025 \u2014 Mashhad, Iran<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n***
Iranian authorities have upheld the death sentence<\/strong> of *30-year-old boxing champion and coach Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani for the final time, transferring his case to the Implementation of Sentences Office at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, sharply increasing the risk of **imminent execution<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n**
On December 15, 2025<\/strong>, Vafaei was informed by prison officials that the Iranian Supreme Court had rejected his request for a retrial. On the same day, his mother was unexpectedly allowed an in-person visit after months of limited contact, a move human rights advocates interpret as a warning that his sentence could be carried out at any moment. Authorities also told the family by phone that his case file had been forwarded for execution.<\/p>\n
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\ud83d\udea8 Urgent: Iran has upheld the death sentence for boxing champion Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani for a final time. His case has been transferred to the Implementation of Sentences Office in Mashhad\u2019s Vakilabad Prison, sharply increasing the risk of imminent execution.
Yesterday, his\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ElixTqGHv6<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n