Posted on 09/13/2020 3:13:04 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Iran said it executed a wrestler Saturday for murdering a man during a wave of anti-government protests in 2018, drawing widespread condemnation and eliciting shock from the International Olympic Committee. Navid Afkari, 27, was executed at a prison in the southern city of Shiraz, provincial prosecutor general Kazem Mousavi was quoted as saying on state television's website.
Afkari had been found guilty of "voluntary homicide" for stabbing to death Hossein Torkman, a water department employee, on August 2, 2018, the judiciary said. Shiraz and several other urban centres across Iran had been the scene that day of anti-government protests and demonstrations over economic and social hardship.
The International Olympic Committee said it was "shocked" by the execution and that it was "deeply upsetting" that pleas by athletes around the world and international bodies had failed to halt it.
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Only two years on Death Row, where we let them live for 25 years or more.
California has more people on death row than any other state.
Yep, but the only executions taking place on the CA “Death Row” are by COVID-19.
You need to read the whole article.
The wrestler’s confession obtained by torture.
He and his brothers had attended a protest. Both of his brothers are in prison as well.
Iran does not like it when celebrities protest against the government.
No Global Outrage over his execution at my house.
... despite California voters repeatedly voting for the death penalty to resume.
You’re right. While I did go to the website to read what I thought was the whole article, I didn’t noticed the “Read More” button at the bottom where it talks about him being tortured.
Yep
I hate those Read More buttons
Donald Trump is President of the United States, not President of Iran.
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