Iran executes 21-year-old karate athlete arrested in January protests
Iran’s judiciary said on Thursday it has executed Sasan Azadvar, a 21-year-old karate athlete arrested during the January protests.
The judiciary accused him of “effective cooperation with the enemy by damaging police vehicles, inciting people to war and killing each other with the intent of disrupting national security, and encouraging others to take part in unrest and riots."
Azadvar, who was detained in January and held at Dastgerd Prison in central Iran, had previously won provincial karate championships in Isfahan.
