Fears grow for Iranian athletes on death row as mountaineer latest to be hanged
Two sportspeople have been executed in the past month and at least six more face the same fate, says activist group Fears are growing for more Iranian…
According to The Guardian, two sportspeople have been executed in the past month and at least six more face the same fate, says activist group Fears are growing for more Iranian athletes facing execution after mountain climber Ali-Sina Mostafavi became the latest in a string to be killed by the regime.
His death followed the killing of Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi, a taekwondo athlete, at the…
This world story centres on Iran. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Iranian, Fears and Ali-Sina Mostafavi.
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- Iran · Middle East
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- Iranian, Fears, Ali-Sina Mostafavi, Mount Everest
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- Mostafavi – who documented his ascents of some of the world’s highest peaks, including Mount Everest – was executed on 14 October having been arrested in April after the anti-government protests a few months earlier. (The Guardian)
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