{"id":1781810,"date":"2022-12-20T14:17:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T19:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1781810"},"modified":"2022-12-20T14:18:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T19:18:01","slug":"iranian-soccer-player-26-facing-death-penalty-after-protesting-for-womens-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-soccer-player-26-facing-death-penalty-after-protesting-for-womens-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Soccer Player, 26, Facing Death Penalty After Protesting For Women\u2019s Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firanian-soccer-player-26-facing-death-penalty-after-protesting-for-womens-rights%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1781810&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 26-year-old professional soccer player in Iran is facing the death penalty after protesting in support of women\u2019s rights in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Amir Nasr-Azadani was arrested back in November after participating in nationwide pro-women protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman arrested by the morality police for an alleged dress code violation who then died while in their custody.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have charged Nasr-Azadani in connection with the death of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander. IranWire has <a href=\"https:\/\/iranwire.com\/en\/politics\/111162-footballer-amir-nasr-azadani-in-danger-of-execution\/\">reported<\/a>, based on anonymous sources, that the athlete wasn\u2019t near the violence, and instead merely shouting slogans along with other peaceful protesters for a few hours.<\/p>\n<p>Two others involved in the protests have reportedly already been executed for the same charge Nasr-Azadani is facing: assisting in \u201cmoharebeh,\u201d which loosely translates to \u201cenmity against God,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/iranian-soccer-player-faces-death-penalty-after-protest-accusation-1766816\">according<\/a> to Newsweek.<\/p>\n<p>Singer Shakira (full name Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) on Sunday highlighted Nasr-Azadani\u2019s participation in the protest and death sentence via Twitter, where she has more than 53 million followers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday at the final of the World Cup, I only hope the players on the field and the whole world remembers that there\u2019s a man and fellow footballer called Amir Nasr, on death row, only for speaking in favor of Women\u2019s rights,\u201d the 45-year-old posted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope there\u2019s more than a minute of silence in our hearts to remember what\u2019s important and more than one voice united screaming for what is just,\u201d Shakira added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope there\u2019s more than a minute of silence in our hearts to remember what\u2019s important and more than one voice united screaming for what is just.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shakira (@shakira) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shakira\/status\/1604485011780296706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FIFPRO, the\u00a0global representative organization for 65,000 professional soccer players, said last week that they stand with Nasr-Azadani and called for the \u201cimmediate removal of his punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFIFPRO is shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women\u2019s rights and basic freedom in his country,\u201d the union posted to its Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand in solidarity with Amir and call for the immediate removal of his punishment,\u201d the organization added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FIFPRO is shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women\u2019s rights and basic freedom in his country.<\/p>\n<p>We stand in solidarity with Amir and call for the immediate removal of his punishment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vPuylCS2ph\">pic.twitter.com\/vPuylCS2ph<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIFPRO\/status\/1602410644409618461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iranian state media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/iranian-athlete-bucked-hijab-during-international-competition-then-her-family-home-was-demolished\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0two weeks ago that the family home of rock climber Elnaz Rekabi had been demolished, just months after the female athlete participated in an international competition without her hijab.<\/p>\n<p>Rekabi, 33, later apologized for not wearing her state-mandated head covering, but the moment was perceived as a protest in connection to the death of Amini.<\/p>\n<p>A top Iranian official in early December claimed the state\u2019s morality police have been abolished,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/iran-morality-police-abolished-attorney-general-says\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe morality police had nothing to do with the judiciary and have been shut down from where they were set up,\u201d Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri claimed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/iranian-athlete-bucked-hijab-during-international-competition-then-her-family-home-was-demolished\">Iranian Athlete Bucked Hijab During International Competition, Then Her Family Home Was\u00a0Demolished<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 26-year-old professional soccer player in Iran is facing the death penalty after protesting in support of women\u2019s rights in the nation. 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