The athlete could become the third person to be executed for the crime of “enmity with God”
Iranian footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani was sentenced to death on Tuesday for supporting protests for women’s rights in his country, as confirmed by the International Federation of Professional Footballers Associations (FIFPRO), which has asked Tehran authorities to suspend the sentence.
“FIFPRO is shocked and disgusted by reports that professional soccer player Amir Nasr-Azadani is being executed in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and fundamental freedoms in his country. We stand in solidarity with Amir and call for his sentence to be lifted immediately,” the statement said. union in a statement.
Former Rah-Ahan, Tractor and Gol-e player Rayhan, 26, has been charged by the Iranian regime with a crime called “moharebeh,” meaning “enmity with God,” according to “IranWire.” The sentence includes execution by hanging, a punishment that young Mohsen Shekari and wrestler Majid Reza Rahnavard, who were publicly hanged in the holy city of Mashad on the same charges as Amir Nasr-Azadani, have already suffered after an unfair trial.
The outlet also reports that the footballer’s family has been “repeatedly threatened by the security forces of the Islamic Republic” if they revealed that their relative was being detained, something that has finally come to light.
Only one of the Iranian internationals who attended the World Cup in Qatar has commented on the executions and threats of execution, goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand, who took to Instagram asking for the sentences to be withdrawn.
Source: La Verdad
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