A BOXING champion has been sentenced to dying for "protesting" as a part of Iran's chilling execution spree.
Mohammad Javad, 26, might be killed over his protests in November 2019 towards his nation's financial corruption.
His sentence, reported by the Jerusalem Publish, follows the execution of champion wrestler Navid Afkari, 27, who was hanged in Shiraz in September 2020.
Afkari was accused of killing a state safety guard through the anti-government protests in the summertime of 2018.
In accordance with the Human Rights Activists Information Company (HRANA), Navid and his brother Vahid Afkari had been severely tortured to present confessions.
Journalist and activist Masih Alinejad who launched the #United4Navid motion
She tweeted on Saturday: “Dying sentence for an additional athlete in Iran for the crime of protesting in Nov 2019.
"Mohammad Javad, 26, is a boxing champion. They sentenced him to dying for ‘spreading corruption on Earth’.
"We couldn’t save Navid Afkari Iranian wrestler. World athletes could assist us this time.”
She added: “Earlier than being executed Navid Afkari stated: ‘Islamic Republic is searching for a neck to tie a noose round.’
"This time Mohammad Javad Vafaei is dealing with execution for the crime of becoming a member of Iran nationwide protests.
"We Iranians name on international athletes to be his voice.#UnitedforNavid.”
Consultants have famous the cost of "spreading corruption of Earth" is often used towards protestors to be able to take away any opposition to the regime's Supreme Chief, Ali Khamenei.
After Afkari's dying, two extra athletes have been executed.
Boxer Ali Mutairi, 30, was reportedly severely tortured in Sheiban Jail which led to his false confession that he had killed two Basij militia members in 2018.
Champion wrestler Mehdi Ali Hosseini was additionally executed final 12 months.
Figures present Iran carries out round 250 executions a 12 months, along with a 100 executions of youngsters every year.
The nation’s barbaric system of punishments consists of hanginging from cranes in public, use of horrific electrical shocks and flogging.
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