Champion Iranian wrestler, Navid Afkari’s, fate has been known for some time, which has led to thousands of Iranians from throughout the world, along with several governments, international organizations, and athletes joining together to save his life.

The Iranian regime refused to withdraw the death penalty, even though they knew he had been tortured to get a confession for a crime he allegedly did not commit.

Navid’s place of birth was Shiraz and that was where he was hanged. In November 2019 this town was the center of the protests and was where many youths were murdered by the regime. The reason Navid was executed was that if he wasn’t the regime feared there would be more protests and his execution was a way of controlling the people.

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said in a statement: “The mullahs’ criminal regime sent Navid Afkari to the gallows. But they will soon receive their response from Iran’s people and brave youth in their blazing protests and uprisings to topple the regime.”

There is little doubt that Iran is now grieving for Navid, along with his family and people throughout the world.

Because religious fascism operates in Iran every day, those who do not support the theocratic regime are subject to executions without trial and constant suppression from the regime’s security forces. The mullahs really believe that these sorts of actions are likely to stop people from questioning their power.

What is more likely to happen is that Navid Afkari’s demise will ignite the people to rebel and at long last, the regime will be ousted, never to be replaced.

The Iranian dissidents and the supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK Iran) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) have initiated protests following the execution in countries throughout the world to condemn Navid Afkari’s execution.

These are some of the protests that took place:

• In the UK, supporters of the (NCRI) and the (PMOI / MEK Iran), protested against the brutal execution of Navid Afkari in London and spoke the words “Down with Khamenei” and “Down with Rouhani”.

• In the Netherlands, Iranians who supported the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the MEK were involved in a rally in front of the Iranian embassy in the Hague protesting about the mullahs’ brutal execution of Navid Afkari.

• In Norway Iranians supporters of the (NCRI) and the (PMOI / MEK Iran) in Oslo protested Navid Afkari’s execution and demanded that serious action should be by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• In France supporters of the MEK and the NCRI took part in a rally in Paris to protest Navid Afkari’s execution.

• In Belgium, the Iranian community who are supporters of the MEK / NCRI called for urgent action against the regime in Brussels at the Iranian embassy.

• Iranians, the supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, and MEK staged a rally in front of the Swedish Parliament and called on the Swedish gov. to strongly condemn the brutal hanging of Navid Afkari by the mullahs’ regime.

The youth inside Iran and the MEK Resistance Units sent messages condemning the execution of Navid Afkari and said: “We will not forget, and we will not forgive!”

Iranians, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK), and the NCRI staged a rally in Bern, Switzerland to protest the execution of Navid Afkari.

Neda Amani Student of political science and history, Human rights activist, a supporter of the MEK with her football team in Switzerland to protest the execution of Navid Afkari.

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