Reporting by PMOI/MEK
Iran, September 14, 2020—Despite a global campaign against the inhuman death sentence issued against Navid Afkari, and despite his own statement that the confessions obtained from him were under torture, the Iranian regime refused to back down from executing this innocent man on Saturday, September 12.
Supporters of the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) supporters gathered in Amsterdam's Dam square on Sunday protesting the execution of Navid Afkari.
reedom-loving Iranians protest the execution of Navid Afkari—September 12, 2020
Freedom-loving Iranians protest the execution of Navid Afkari—September 12, 2020
Also on September 12, Iranian dissidents and supporters of the PMOI/MEK and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) held protests in various cities across Europe and the U.S. to condemn the execution of Navid Afkari.
These cities included: Paris, Berlin, London, Gutenberg, The Hague, Bern, Brussels, Copenhagen, Rome, Malmo, Hamburg and Washington.
#Iranians, supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI-#MEK) and the NCRI staged a rally in Paris to protest the execution of #NavidAfkari #NoImpunity4Mullahs pic.twitter.com/fNvEM7UqvU
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) September 12, 2020
#Iranians, the supporters of the National Council of Resistance of #Iran and #MEK staged a rally, and called on the UK gov, to strongly condemn the brutal hanging of #NavidAfkari by the mullahs' regime.#NoImpunity4Mullahs pic.twitter.com/Nak66rYHnE
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) September 12, 2020
Iranian Women’s Association in Switzerland condemned the execution of Navid Afkari
In a statement, the Iranian Women Association in Switzerland condemned the execution of a political prisoner Navid Afkari.
Khamenei's criminal judiciary brutally executed Navid Afkari on Saturday morning, at a time when the international community and athletes around the world were calling to stop death penalty.
"The execution of Navid Afkari portrays the fear of the ruling mullahs in Iran against the uprising of young people in the explosive society of Iran. On the other hand, this execution was a complete insult to the international community," the statement reads.
Iranian-American supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) also held a protest rally following the execution of wrestler Navid Afkari by Iran, in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Afkari said he had been tortured into confessing to crimes he did not commit.
Moslem Iskandar Filabi, Chairman of the NCRI Sports Commission, called on Iranian athletes to boycott the regime’s teams and refuse to represent the mullahs in international competitions.
Moslem Iskandar Filabi, Chairman of the NCRI Sports Commission
Bahram Mavedat, former member of the Iranian national football team, says the international community will not remain silent in this regard and if they do, they will be in line with the mullahs’ genocidal regime. This is a regime in crisis and impasse, he added.
Bahram Mavedat, former member of the Iranian national football team
Asghar Adibi, former member of the Iranian national football team, encourages all the Iranian people and athletes to rise against this regime. Go to the home of Navid Afkari’s mother and support her for having such brave sons. Navid will live in millions of Iranians striving for freedom from the mullahs’ rule, he added.
Asghar Adibi, former member of the Iranian national football team
Abbas Novin Ruzegar, former member of the Iranian national football team, emphasizes that the execution of Navid Afkari is a strong signal of the mullahs’ utter weakness in the face of a restive population and Iran’s powder keg society determined to uproot their rule.
Abbas Novin Ruzegar, former member of the Iranian national football team
