Iran publicly hanged a 19-year-old wrestler who took part in protests – Allegations that he was tortured to confess to “enmity against God” (video)

Iran’s authorities executed on Thursday, by nationalist hanging, the 19-year-old wrestler Saleh Mohammadi, who had been arrested during the January protests along with 2 different individuals.

Mohammadi—along with Mehdi Ghasemi and Saeed Davoudi—had been accused, according to Iranian media, of sidesplitting 2 constabulary officers “with knives and swords” during the protests.

However, quality rights organizations allege that Mohammadi, who was a rising endowment successful wrestling, was tortured in bid to confess to the felony of “enmity against God.”

“His execution was a blatant governmental killing, portion of the Islamic Republic’s signifier of targeting athletes to suppress dissent and terrorize society,” activistic and Iranian combat sports jock Nima Far told Fox News.

Amnesty International condemned the executions, arguing that the men were not provided with “adequate defence and were forced to marque ‘confessions.’” According to the aforesaid statement, the 3 men were subjected to “fast-track proceedings that bore nary resemblance to a meaningful trial.”

Far besides noted that Thursday’s execution is simply a chilling repetition of the 2020 execution of champion wrestler Navid Afkari, who had been convicted of murdering an Iranian information defender during a 2018 protest.