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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Execution of Navid Afkari has received more than 276,680 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Execution of Navid Afkari is the 774th most popular social activist (down from 615th in 2019), the 563rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 456th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Iranian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 774 out of 840. Before him are Suren Gazaryan, Lizzie Velásquez, Aleta Baun, Chen Qiushi, Godeliève Mukasarasi, and Hande Kader. After him are Behrouz Boochani, Ayanda Denge, Kayla Mueller, Gigi Ibrahim, Claire Nouvian, and Yelena Grigoryeva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 523. Before him are Alina Rotaru-Kottmann, Ravi, Sebastián Cristóforo, Hande Kader, Iakob Kajaia, and Grâce Zaadi. After him are Dalbert Henrique, Reni Takagi, Wellington Silva, Lisandro Magallán, Pieros Sotiriou, and Sam Johnstone. Among people deceased in 2020, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 885. Before him are Miljan Mrdaković, Hana Kimura, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Lynn Shelton, Kizito Mihigo, and Willie Thorne. After him are Yahya Hassan, Shad Gaspard, Tom Lester, Arianne Caoili, Joe Diffie, and Helen Morgan.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 563 out of 631. Before him are Nima Nakisa (1975), Arash Borhani (1983), Mohammad Reza Khalatbari (1983), Brwa Nouri (1987), Hossein Kanaanizadegan (1994), and Pejman Montazeri (1983). After him are Majid Hosseini (1996), Behrouz Boochani (1983), Ghasem Rezaei (1985), Nazanin Afshin-Jam (1979), Voria Ghafouri (1987), and Elnaz Rekabi (1989).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Iran

Among social activists born in Iran, Execution of Navid Afkari ranks 15. Before him are Mina Ahadi (1956), Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (1967), Maryam Namazie (1966), Reyhaneh Jabbari (1988), Zahra Eshraghi (1964), and Ruhollah Zam (1978). After him are Behrouz Boochani (1983), and Death of Sahar Khodayari (1990).

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