Iran arrests father and brother of executed wrestler while cleaning grave
Iran arrests father and brother of executed wrestler while cleaning grave
Iranian intelligence agents have arrested the brother and father of Navid Afkari, the champion Greco-Roman wrestler who was executed by the regime in September for his participation in a protest against the clerical system of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
“A source told IranWire that Hossein Afkari and his son Hamid were cleaning the area around Navid’s grave when they were detained on the morning of December 17 and taken to an undisclosed location,” the IranWire website reported Thursday.
The Iranian authoritiess did not provide a reason for the arrest of Hossein and Hamid.
The extrajudicial hanging of Navid garnered worldwide condemnation and sparked the campaign United for Navid. The regime claimed Navid had killed a regime security guard during the 2018 protests.
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Iranian intelligence agents have arrested the brother and father of Navid Afkari, the champion Greco-Roman wrestler who was executed by the regime in September for his participation in a protest against the clerical system of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. “A source told IranWire that Hossein Afkari and his son Hamid were cleaning the area around Navid’s grave when they were detained on the morning of December 17 and taken to an undisclosed location,” the IranWire website reported Thursday. The Iranian authoritiess did not provide a reason for the arrest of Hossein and Hamid. The extrajudicial hanging of Navid garnered worldwide condemnation and sparked the campaign United for Navid. The regime claimed Navid had killed a regime security guard during the 2018 protests. “A source told IranWire that Hossein Afkari and his son Hamid were cleaning the area around Navid’s grave when they were detained on the morning of December 17 and taken to an undisclosed location,” the IranWire website reported Thursday. The Iranian authoritiess did not provide a reason for the arrest of Hossein and Hamid. The extrajudicial hanging of Navid garnered worldwide condemnation and sparked the campaign United for Navid. The regime claimed Navid had killed a regime security guard during the 2018 protests.
