UN Experts Condemn Navid Afkari’s Execution by Iran

International Liberty Association: Following the execution of Navid Afkari, in Iran, five United Nations’ human rights experts, including Javaid Rehman, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, condemned the execution of this Iranian wrestling champion. He was arrested during the cross country protests in 2018,... Read More

Audio Reveals Navid Afkari Had no Clues About His Execution

International Liberty Association: Sadly, we were informed of a two-minute audio recording of Navid Afkari’s last phone call which indicates that he had no information about his imminent execution.This last phone call has been circulated on social media on Monday, 14 September, yesterday. Apparently, this is a phone call... Read More

Iran hangs Navid Afkari despite pleas by his mother

Bahieh Namjou & Navid International Liberty Association: The parents of Navid Afkari had pleaded with the Judiciary to revise his death sentence and allow their sons to be examined by the Coroner’s Office. In their letter to the Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi, Hossein Afkari and Bahieh Namjou, the parents of the Afkari brothers,... Read More

Iran: Detained protesters under torture to make false confessions

International Liberty Association: According to human rights news agencies, detained Iranian protesters in several prisons across Iran are under torture to make false confessions against themselves. Around 420 protesters, detained in Tehran and Alborz province, have been transferred to Ward 8 of Rajai Shahr Prison, in Karaj, where is... Read More