BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday added its voice to an international outcry over the execution of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari, saying the death penalty is a cruel and inhumane ...

The mother of Navid Afkari, the wrestling star executed by the Iranian government, says her family still has “no peace” over a year since her son’s death. In a rare interview with CNN Sport’s Don ...

The Iranian regime on Saturday executed a wrestling champion despite global appeals to Tehran, including from President Trump, for the regime to spare the 27-year-old’s life. Iranian state media IRNA ...

The Iranian regime has hanged 27-year-old champion wrestler Navid Afkari after international backlash grew against the jailed protester’s conviction, according to the country’s state-run news agency.

Amid global condemnation of Iran over the execution of wrestling champion Navid Afkari, dramatic footage has been shared on social media of women lamenting his death at his gravesite and hailing him ...

Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed in Iran on Saturday, according to Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA, despite a high-profile international campaign calling for the sentence not ...

The Iranian government on Saturday executed champion Greco-Roman wrestler Navid Afkari for what it claimed were crimes against the government and for allegedly stabbing and killing a security guard.

Afkari, 27, was sentenced to death after he was accused of murdering a security guard during anti-government protests in 2018. In a leaked recording, Afkari said he was tortured into making a ...

Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed Saturday despite international efforts to save his life, including pleas from United States President Donald Trump and International Olympic Committee ...

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Navid Afkari was convicted of stabbing to death a security guard during anti-government protests in 2018. Iran had previously promised to crack down hard on demonstrators [photo credit] Iranian ...