MADRID, Spain.- The 26-year-old Iranian soccer player Amir Nasr-Azadani has been sentenced to death for supporting protests in favor of women’s rights in his country.
The news was confirmed by the International Federation of Professional Soccer Associations (FIFPRO), which asked the Iranian government to remove the sentence.
“FIFPRO is shocked and disgusted by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani is facing execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and basic freedoms in his country,” the federation said via Twitter.
“We stand in solidarity with Amir and call for the immediate removal of his punishment,” he added.
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
Amir Nasr-Azadani, who has played for his country’s clubs Rah-Ahan, Tractor and Gol-e Rayhan, was charged with the crime “moharebeh”, which means “enmity with God”.
Because of the protests that have been taking place since last September in Iran, during the last days Young protesters Mohsen Shekari and Majid Reza Rahnavard were also sentenced to death and publicly hanged.
Through a statement International Amnesty He noted that these events “show the Iranian judiciary for what it is: a tool of repression that sends people to the gallows to spread fear and exact revenge against those who, by demonstrating, dare to challenge the established order.”
These unfortunate events recall the repression in Cuba, where those who dissent from the Government are sentenced. It is worth noting that Iran is a historical ally of the Cuban government. When the protests began in Iran, after the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the Cuban propaganda media took more than a week to mention them. To later describe them as “riots” and classify the protesters as “terrorists” and “thugs and rioters at the service of foreign powers.”
At the end of last month the Cuban regime voted in the Human Rights Council against the establishment of an international and independent fact-finding mission to investigate human rights violations in Iran.
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