Iran regime’s ‘Death to America’ wrestling head cancels match with US team after visa denial
Iranian wrestler Alireza Dabir won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
Iranian wrestler Alireza Dabir won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
Iran's Alireza Dabir urged “Death to America” in a television interview
Dabir's statement comes a year after a former Iranian wrestling champion was executed for protesting corruption in the country
This Sunday, September 12, will mark one year since Iran’s clerical regime executed the champion Greco-Roman wrestler Navid Afkari for expressing opposition to the religious dictatorship in Iran. His...
A defector from the Islamic Republic displayed a picture of Afkari attached to a flag: 'We’ll always commemorate him'
Execution of decorated wrestler Mehdi Ali Hosseini is imminent
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and United World Wrestling (UWW) — the global governing body for amateur wrestling—squandered a chance to save the life of Navid Afkari, the Iranian champion put...
According to the final tally, 79 countries voted for the resolution to condemn Iran’s regime while 32 voted against the resolution. A total of 64 nations abstained.
First politician from majority Shi’ite majority country to come out against Iran’s regime.
UK now joins US, Germany in urging Iran to stop execution of reportedly innocent wrestler.
Courts in the Iranian city of Shiraz slapped a champion wrestler with a shocking penalty of two death sentences and whipping for protesting in 2018 against the Islamic Republic of Iran’s disastrous...
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