Kick Iran out of Olympics, World Cup for execution of over 30 athletes, activists demand
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Iran wrestling ban urged after regime executed teenage wrestler Parsa Lorestani and champion Erfan Kari during protests. Former coach and dissident call for Olympic boycott.
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"Another wrestler murdered. Erfan Kari was 20. A champion," Iranian-American Sardar Parshei, former head coach of Iran’s national Greco-Roman wrestling, wrote on his X account Friday."He could have been an Olympian. Instead, the Islamic regime shot him for protesting. Other wrestlers are still in prison. Be their voice. Save them."
Prominent dissident Masih Alinejad announced to her 786.800 followers in X post on Friday that, "The Islamic Republic has slaughtered over 40,000 protesters, thousands of them athletes, children, teenagers, young people, women, men, and from various sports disciplines. At the same time, the regime shamelessly exploits international sporting events to legitimize itself and whitewash its crimes. With the upcoming FIFA World Cup to be hosted in the United States, we demand that FIFA take a firm and principled stand."
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