A witness to the sustained torture of champion Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari died under mysterious circumstances in solitary confinement on Tuesday in Greater Tehran Prison, according to his family.

As Iranian diplomats attend the United Nations General Assembly and the Biden administration seeks to get back to the nuclear negotiating table with Iran, the Iranian regime has just reminded us again ...

Judicial authorities in Iran confirmed on Saturday that Navid Afkari, a national champion in wrestling, has been executed after bring convicted of the murder of a security guard during the 2018 ...

Afkari, 27, was sentenced to death after he was accused of murdering a security guard during anti-government protests in 2018. In a leaked recording, Afkari said he was tortured into making a ...

The Iranian regime on Saturday executed a wrestling champion despite global appeals to Tehran, including from President Trump, for the regime to spare the 27-year-old’s life. Iranian state media IRNA ...

It was the worst news that anybody could have woken up to; as Sardar Pashaei reached for his phone one morning in September, he knew immediately that something terrible had happened. “When I woke at ...

Human rights activists on Saturday demanded Iran be expelled immediately from international sport after reports indicated the Islamic Republic’s government had executed champion wrestler Navid Afkari.

‘The Post’ is proud to have played an important part in bringing the Iranian champion’s plight to world attention. September 12, 2021, marks a year since the Islamic Republic of Iran’s hangmen rushed ...

Iranian officials said they have identified the “Iran International agent” arrested Thursday as Elham Afkari, the sister of famous Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari, who was executed two years ago, ...

It was the worst news that anybody could have woken up to; as Sardar Pashaei reached for his phone one morning in September, he knew immediately that something terrible had happened. “When I woke at ...