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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Execution of Navid Afkari is the 819th most popular social activist (down from 779th in 2019), the 608th most popular biography from Iran (down from 565th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Iranian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 819 out of 840. Before him are Aziza Siddiqui, Murder of Özgecan Aslan, Saadet Özkan, Ilwad Elman, Amanda Gorman, and Patrisse Cullors. After him are Adenike Oladosu, Edwina Tops-Alexander, Guadalupe Campanur Tapia, Anuna De Wever, Death of Sahar Khodayari, and Van Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 813. Before him are Anastasia Voynova, Riki Harakawa, András Szatmári, Alexander Megos, Rick Zabel, and Jonathan Rodríguez. After him are Aika Mitsui, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Elvis Manu, Karol Zalewski, Andreas Bouchalakis, and Yoko Tanaka. Among people deceased in 2020, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 898. Before him are Floyd Cardoz, Joe Diffie, Marius Žaliūkas, Lara van Ruijven, Arianne Caoili, and Helin Bölek. After him are Nick Cordero, Silvio Horta, Hachalu Hundessa, Alex Pullin, Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, and Peter Whittingham.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 608 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 Mandana Karimi (1988).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Iran

Among social activists born in Iran, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 16. Before him are Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (1967), Maryam Namazie (1966), Zahra Eshraghi (1964), Reyhaneh Jabbari (1988), Ruhollah Zam (1978), and Behrouz Boochani (1983). After him are Death of Sahar Khodayari (1990).

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