Navid Afkari

Iranian wrestler

نوید افکاری · 纳维德·阿夫卡里 · ナヴィド・アフカリ · 나비드 아프카리

Born

22 July 1993, Shiraz

Died

12 September 2020, Shiraz

Citizenship

Iran

Sport

wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling

Discipline

freestyle wrestling

Occupation

plasterer, amateur wrestler

Navid Afkari Sangari (Persian: نوید افکاری سنگری; 22 July 1993 – 12 September 2020) was an Iranian wrestler who was sentenced to death and executed in Shiraz after being accused and convicted of murdering a security guard during the 2018 Iranian protests; sources from outside Iran also cited convictions on other charges related to Afkari's participation in the protests, while Iranian sources denied that the case had any connection to the protests. Afkari had filed a complaint with the Iranian judiciary, and stated in an audiotape recording that was smuggled from his prison, that his initial confession had been forced due to torture;

the Iranian judiciary denied the torture claims, and the Iranian state media broadcast a recording of the confession. There were worldwide calls for Afkari to be pardoned, including by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, and by then U.S. president Donald Trump. Afkari's brothers, Vahid and Habib were sentenced to 54 and 27 years, respectively, in prison in the same case.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikiquote
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q98931509 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.