Iran executes nineteen-year-old wrestling champion after torture and hanging for regime protests.
A seventeen-time national championship wrestler was executed by the Iranian state on March 20 following his detention, alleged tortures in a prison cell that led to strangulation with an iron bar while handcuffed, and subsequent confirmation of death at dawn near Tehran's execution site; international human rights groups condemn this as another instance where young protesters are targeted for their opposition activities.
Key Points
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1A nineteen-year-old wrestling champion from Iran was executed by hanging.
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2The young man's execution occurred after he participated in protests against the Iranian regime and suffered torture while detained.
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A champion wrestler from the age of nineteen is one three hanged in Iran after being detained and tortured
— [Mar 20, 13:25] Un campeón de lucha de 19 años es uno de tres ahorcados en Irán tras ser detenido y torturado (Lavozdegalicia.es)A nineteen-year-old boxer was strangled in Iran for involvement in protests against the regime
— [Mar 20, 08:19] Pugilista de 19 anos enforcado no Irão por envolvimento em protestos contra o regimes (Rss.impresa.pt)Iran executed a nineteen-year-old wrestler after protests against the regime
— [Mar 19, 17:41] Irán ejecutó a un joven luchador de 19 años tras las protestas contra el régimen (Lagaceta.com.ar)A nineteen-year-old boxer was executed in Iran for involvement in protests against the regime
— [Mar 19, 08:25] Pugilista de 19 anos executado no Irão por envolvimento em protestos contra o regimes (Record.pt)The Iranian regime strangles a popular wrestler of nineteen years old for protests against the regime
— [Mar 16,47: El régimen iraní ahorca a un popular luchador de 19 años por protestas contra el regimes (Rss.libertaddigital.com)