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Iranian soccer player sentenced to death after protesting
NY Post ^ | December 15, 2022 | By Ryan Morik

Posted on 12/15/2022 4:40:28 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

An Iranian soccer player will be hanged as a punishment of protesting against the death of Mahsa Amini.

Amir Nasr-Azadani, 26, was arrested in November in connection to the murders of a police colonel and two volunteer militia members, according to Iran Wire.

Nasr-Azadani has also been accused of “waging war against God.”

Amini died suddenly in mid-September while in custody after being arrested for allegedly improperly wearing a hijab. Witnesses have said Amini was beaten by Guidance Patrol, but the Iranian government has said she suffered a heart attack.

The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) said they were “shocked and sickened” by the punishment.

“FIFPRO is shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and basic freedom in his country,” the union tweeted on Monday.

Nasr-Azadani will be the 28th person sentenced to death amid the protests — Iran conducted its first execution in relation to the protests on Thursday. Three of those 28 individuals are children.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; islam; soccer

1 posted on 12/15/2022 4:40:28 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Very confusing article. Makes no sense.


2 posted on 12/15/2022 4:49:11 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I remember when Iran wasn’t run by dickheads.


3 posted on 12/15/2022 4:51:24 AM PST by waterhill (Resistrain)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Three of those 28 individuals are children.

This government should be destroyed....


4 posted on 12/15/2022 4:58:12 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: waterhill

> I remember when Iran wasn’t run by dickheads. <

The two greatest enemies of radical Islam in the region were the Shah of Iran and Saddam Hussein.

Carter did the radicals a favor by getting rid of the Shah.
Bush II did the radicals a favor by getting rid of Saddam.

So speaking of d!ckheads, add Carter and Bush II to the list.


5 posted on 12/15/2022 5:01:29 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

We need to exchange Brittney Griner with Iran.


6 posted on 12/15/2022 5:26:19 AM PST by George J. Jetso
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Iranian people need to call Antifa to see how it’s done.


7 posted on 12/15/2022 5:38:34 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Meanwhile, crickets from the White House. No one can tell me Obama isn’t running things.


8 posted on 12/15/2022 5:38:48 AM PST by rxh4n1
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well-deserved.


9 posted on 12/15/2022 5:49:47 AM PST by nwrep
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To: nikos1121

There was a protest. The soccer player took part in it. It seems a police officer and militia member were killed during this protest, and the soccer player was locked up for his part in the deaths. So he may not be killed simply for taking part in a protest, which the headline states. The government is saying he had a hand in killing the cop. Today’s media is dishonest even when they don’t need to be.


10 posted on 12/15/2022 5:56:48 AM PST by thefactor
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Well, it DOES claim he’s actually being executed for murder.

So headline and activist statement that he’s simply being executed for protesting about a woman may be disingenuous.


11 posted on 12/15/2022 5:58:50 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
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To: Leaning Right
I remember when Iran wasn’t run by dickheads. < The two greatest enemies of radical Islam in the region were the Shah of Iran and Saddam Hussein. Carter did the radicals a favor by getting rid of the Shah. Bush II did the radicals a favor by getting rid of Saddam. So speaking of d!ckheads, add Carter and Bush II to the list.

Your post needed repeating. You are 100% correct.

12 posted on 12/15/2022 6:27:12 AM PST by cpdiii (CANE CUTTER-DECKHAND-ROUGHNECK-OILFIELD CONSULTANT-GEOLOGIST-PILOT-PHARMACIST)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“An Iranian soccer player will be hanged as a punishment of protesting against the death of Mahsa Amini.

Amir Nasr-Azadani, 26, was arrested in November in connection to the murders of a police colonel and two volunteer militia members, according to Iran Wire. “

So is he being hanged for protesting, or for murder?


13 posted on 12/15/2022 6:48:21 AM PST by JSM_Liberty
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And if you dont like it, we will kill you too.


14 posted on 12/15/2022 6:50:52 AM PST by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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To: Leaning Right

Libya has been in a civil war since we bombed them.
Open air slave markets thanks to Uncle Sam.


15 posted on 12/15/2022 7:07:56 AM PST by EEGator
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To: JSM_Liberty

Protesting


16 posted on 12/15/2022 7:08:35 AM PST by EEGator
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