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Execution of Navid Afkari

1993 - 2020

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Navid Afkari Sangari (Persian: نوید افکاری سنگری; 22 July 1993 – 12 September 2020) was an Iranian wrestler who was sentenced to death and executed in Shiraz after having been accused and convicted of murdering a security guard during the 2018 Iranian protests; sources from outside Iran also cited convictions on other charges related to Afkari's participation in the protests, while Iranian sources denied that the case had any connection to the protests. Afkari had filed a complaint with the Iranian judiciary, and stated in an audiotape recording that was smuggled from prison, that his initial confession had been obtained under torture; the Iranian judiciary denied the torture claims, and Iranian state media broadcast a recording of the confession. There were worldwide calls for Afkari to be pardoned, including by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, and by then U.S. president Donald Trump. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Execution of Navid Afkari is the 884th most popular social activist (down from 782nd in 2024), the 653rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 564th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Iranian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 884 out of 840. Before him are Abia Akram, Ilwad Elman, Amanda Gorman, Brad Will, Mona Seif, and Patrisse Cullors. After him are Adenike Oladosu, Edwina Tops-Alexander, Guadalupe Campanur Tapia, Zackie Achmat, Nasta Palazhanka, and Anuna De Wever.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 863. Before him are Yasser Ibrahim, András Szatmári, Alexander Megos, Felipe Avenatti, Rick Zabel, and Jonathan Rodríguez. After him are Aika Mitsui, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Moha Rharsalla, Elvis Manu, Karol Zalewski, and Andreas Bouchalakis. Among people deceased in 2020, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 913. Before him are Joe Diffie, Marius Žaliūkas, Krisztián Veréb, Lara van Ruijven, Arianne Caoili, and Helin Bölek. After him are Nick Cordero, Silvio Horta, Chris Reed, Hachalu Hundessa, Alex Pullin, and Braian Toledo.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 653 out of 631. Before him are Vahid Talebloo (1982), Hashem Beikzadeh (1984), Adam Federici (1985), Payam Niazmand (1995), Martin Thomas (null), and Hossein Kanaanizadegan (1994). After him are Kaveh Rezaei (1992), Omid Norouzi (1986), Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (1983), Daniel Arzani (1999), Hassan Rahimi (1989), and Ali Alipour (1995).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Iran

Among social activists born in Iran, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 18. Before him are Zahra Eshraghi (1964), Killing of Neda Agha-Soltan (null), Parvin Ardalan (1967), Reyhaneh Jabbari (1988), Ruhollah Zam (1978), and Behrouz Boochani (1983). After him are Death of Sahar Khodayari (1990).

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