US demands Iran halt execution of 19-year-old wrestler Saleh Mohammadi

Iran is making an attempt to execute a embellished Iranian wrestler for merely peacefully protesting towards the regime in early January. This prompted the US State Division on Wednesday to demand that Tehran overturn the dying penalty for 19-year-old Saleh Mohammadi.

Wrestling is a nationwide pastime in Iran and a sport favored by President Donald Trump, who tried to avoid wasting the lifetime of Iranian Greco-Roman champion Navid Afkari in 2020. Iran’s clerical regime executed Afkari for his function in a 2018 demonstration towards the theocratic state’s financial and political corruption.

In line with the official State Division #StopExecutionsInIran #HumanRights #IranProtest.”

The State Division’s motion comes at a time when activists are calling on the Worldwide Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling to intervene on his behalf with the regime’s authorities, in addition to with different persecuted wrestlers within the nation.

Iranian American Sardar Pashaei, who gained a Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championship for Iran and coached the nation’s elite Greco-Roman crew, informed Fox Information Digital: “In lower than 10 days, the Iranian regime shot and killed greater than 30 athletes throughout the nation. The youngest was simply 15 years outdated. The victims included youth athletes, nationwide champions, coaches and worldwide referees. All had been killed by gunfire.”

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He added that his group, Hiwa, “has solely documented confirmed circumstances. Many extra athletes stay lacking, imprisoned or liable to torture and execution, whereas households throughout Iran proceed to seek for family members with out solutions or justice.” He praised the actions of the Overseas Ministry in publicly calling for the discharge of Saleh Mohammadi.

Wrestling champion Saleh Mohammadi will quickly be executed in Iran for participating in a protest, as worldwide stress mounts to avoid wasting the athlete. (The Overseas Desk)

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Pashaei continued: “A regime that imprisons, tortures and kills its personal athletes has no place within the worldwide sporting group. Sport ought to by no means be used to whitewash blood. Hiwa is getting ready an official letter demanding that the Worldwide Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling droop and ban Iran from all worldwide competitions.”

Islamic Republic safety forces seized Olympic wrestler Alireza Nejati, who has gained medals at world championships, after he posted a social media message to his greater than 78,000 Instagram followers. The regime imprisoned Nejati and reportedly tortured him.

“I want everybody a good looking weekend stuffed with success and good vibes,” the 27-year-old Greco-Roman wrestling champion wrote on January 7. He concluded his message with, “That is the tip.”

Fox Information Digital emailed press inquiries and made telephone calls to the UWW and IOC about statements.

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Iranians in Canada show at Mel Lastman Sq. towards the Iranian regime’s execution of wrestler Navid Afkari, in Toronto, Ontario, September 15, 2020. The dying sentence triggered a world outcry, however the regime stood agency. (Photograph by Sayed Najafizada/NurPhoto through Getty Photos)

Overseas Desk Editor-in-Chief Lisa Daftari, a number one knowledgeable on Iran, informed Fox Information Digital: “Saleh Mohammadi is a 19-year-old athlete whose solely ‘crime’ was to aspect along with his folks, however now he faces a looming dying sentence designed to make him an instance and terrify a complete nation. His impending execution wouldn’t be justice, it might be a warning shot to each younger Iranian who dares to embrace freedom to dream – and the world’s response can be to point out protesters whether or not they’re really alone or not.”

She added: “By threatening to kill its youth – its athletes, artists, musicians and brightest minds – the regime is making it clear that it doesn’t see the Iranian folks as its future, however as a menace that should be silenced.”

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Fox Information Digital has contacted the U.S. Division of State for remark.