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One Iranian professional footballer, Amir Nasr Azadani dey face execution over im role for campaigning for women rights for di kontri.
Iran don witness serious protests in recent months wit citizens dey revolt against di regime of di Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
BBC report say di protest start wit di death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini wey di authority allegedly kill afta dem say she disobey di rule of covering her hair for public place.
Her death make top actresses and football players join di struggle.
Di Iran football team recently refuse to sing dia national anthem during dia opening game for di World Cup against England.
Azadani arrest
Amir Nasr-Azadani, a former player for di Rah-Ahan, Tractor, and Gol-e Rayhan football teams, dey in in danger of execution.
Di Islamic Republic judicial system dey plan to hang am for crime wey dem dey call "moharebeh".
On 17 November 2022 tori come out say one Colonel Esmaeil Cheraghi die during nationwide protests.
Three days later, on 20 November di state-run broadcaster IRIB, release video of di forced confessions of three pipo wey say dem get hand for di murder of Cheraghi.
Afta di video, authorities later publish di names of di Iranian player Amir Nasr-Azadani as one of di suspects – di oda two pipo na Saleh Mirhashmi and Saeed Yaghoubi.
Local tori pipo say true-true Azadani follow for di protests but say e get hand for di killing of di army oga na lie becos e no dey di area wia di man die.
Many current and former Iranian football stars don tell goment to revoke di death sentence.
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.
We stand in solidarity with Amir and call for the immediate removal of his punishment. pic.twitter.com/vPuylCS2ph— FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) December 12, 2022
Authorities hang Majidreza Rahnavard, 23 "for public" early on Monday for di city of Mashhad, di judiciary announce.
Revolutionary Court convict am of di charge of "enmity against God" afta dem find say Rahnavard bin stab two members of di paramilitary Basij Resistance Force to death.
Di judiciary Mizan news agency report say dem hang Majidreza Rahnavard "in di presence of one group of Mashhadi citizens".
Dem hang Rahnavard only 23 days afta im arrest.One video broadcast by state TV afta im arrest on 19 November show Rahnavard as dem tie im eyes and wit im left arm inside cast.
For di video, im say im no deny attacking di Basij members but no remember details because im bin no dey in di right state of mind.
Di first execution happun on Thursday 8 December, and e cause international condemnation.
Court convict Mohsen Shekari, 23, of "enmity against God" afta e find say im attack one Basij member wit machete for Tehran.
On November 1, di court find am guilty of fighting and drawing weapon “wit di intention of killing, causing terror and disturbing di order and security of society.”
Iran authorities hang Mohsen on Thursday morning afta dem accuse am say im na “rioter” wey block one main road for Tehran for September, plus injure one member of di paramilitary force wit machete.
Iran Human Rights say dem no let Mohsen get access to im lawyer “throughout di interrogation phase [and] legal proceedings.”
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of Norway-based Iran Human Rights, tok for Twitter say Rahnavard sentencing dey based on "forced confessions, afta one unfair process and a show trial".
"Dis crime must dey met with serious consequences for di Islamic Republic," e tok, adding say "serious risk of mass execution of protesters" dey.
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