Navid Afkari was born in 1993 and from Shiraz, Iran, he was an undercover wrestler who had been sentenced to death from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, On September 12th that he was apprehended Saturday morning in Adelabad prison in the city of Shiraz.
Afkari participated in a peaceful 2018 protest against government policies however he was accused of stabbing a water supply company employee throughout the protests. What's more, it's considered the regime needed to make an example of him due to his high profile in the country.
Courts in Shiraz had imposed two death sentences on Afkari, and six decades and six months in prison and 74 lashes. But he had been apprehended despite the widespread international outcries in Iran and across the world to prevent his execution.
Navid Afkari was detained on September 17, 2018, and accused of murdering a Basij agent Hasan Turkman, Trump tweeted"Hearing that Iran is seeking to execute a fantastic and popular wrestling superstar, 27-year-old Navid Afkarai, whose sole action was an anti-government demonstration on the streets," and added,"To the leaders of Iran, I would greatly appreciate if you would spare this young man's life, rather than execute him."
After Trump Tweet, Iran had responded with a state TV bundle of footage which included the employee Hassan Torkaman's footage and parents of Afkari saying he'd stabbed the man in the back.
Who's Navid Afka?
He had been a Greco-Roman wrestler, on September 6th he chose a brief telephone call to his family and said that he was being held in a wing of Adelabad prison at the city of Shiraz which has high safety and harsh conditions prior to the call was cut away.
His family was advised that he was hanged, The International Olympic Committee as well as the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dana White, had urged that Afkari be spared.
Iran executed at least 251 people this past year, according to Amnesty International, the second-highest in the world after China. On 3 September 2020, Navid Afkari was transferred from the general ward by prison authorities to an undisclosed location. The move came following a voice recording of Navid Afkari begging for assistance from the global community went viral on social networking, sparking an international outcry.
His brothers Vahid Afkari and Habib Afkari have been sentenced to 56 years and six months in prison, also 24 years and three months in prison , and 74 lashes each.
Family
How old was Navid Afkari? He was born in 1993 and from Shiraz, Iran, he was 27 years old during his period of death.
He's two brother's called Vahid Afkari and Habib Afkari, they both also sentenced to 56 decades and six months in prison.
Navid is the son of Hossein Afkari (father) and Bahieh Namjoo (mother).