The world has risen up against the recent decision of the regime of Iran of execute a soccer player who participated in the protests that have been going on for several months in the country. Is about Amir Nasr-Azadani26 years old, who this Tuesday was sentenced to deathin line with the sentences already carried out in recent weeks against the protesters Mohsen Shekari Y Majid Reza Rahnavard.
Nasr-Azadani is accused of a crime known as ‘miharebeh’, which translated means ‘enmity with God’.
The International Federation of Professional Football Associations (FIFPRO) He expressed his repudiation and shock at the fact and asked the Iranian authorities to lift the sentence that weighs on the young man.
“FIFPRO is shocked and disgusted by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and basic freedoms in his country. We stand in solidarity with Amir and ask for the immediate removal of his punishment, ”the agency wrote on its Twitter account on Monday.
However, given the silence of the authorities and the lack of response in this regard, celebrities from all over the world have spoken out in support of the former player of Rah-Ahan, Tractor and Gol-e-Rayhan.
The Spanish footballer Marc Bartra-Aregall, currently serving as a defender for Trabzonspor in the Turkish Super League, was one of those who raised his voice in the face of this injustice and any similar one that could or has already occurred. “Are we going to stay with our arms crossed and looking the other way?” He sentenced and added: “You can’t accept something like thatno way. All with Amir Nasr-Azadani and with all the people who go through and have gone through something like this. ENOUGH. STOP”.
Diego Godin Leal, Uruguayan soccer player and player at Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield in Argentina also referred to the sentence and assured: “It doesn’t fit my head that things like this happen in the world we live in!” He also highlighted the importance of extending the claim to end this type of penalty.
Another of the Spanish players who joined the condemnation was Borja Iglesias QuintasReal Betis striker, who assured that this is “totally incomprehensible” and “It is everyone’s responsibility to end this”. For his part, Oliver Torres Muñoz -from Sevilla Football Club– He mentioned that “fighting for human rights should always be a reward, not a punishment.”
Also, the Colombian Radamel Falcao Garcia -better known only as Falcao-, a player for Rayo Vallecano, also denounced that “this is unacceptable”.
To the multiple orders in the networks, flagged under the motto “Everyone with Amir Nasr-Azadani” one was added change.org request that seeks to stop the execution, which already has 93,370 signatures. Even if it reached 150,000 it would become one of the most signed on the platform.
Among the comments on the publication, only messages of support and solidarity with the player, his family and all those who are going through a similar situation are read.
“A brave… Let’s stop this bestiality!”, “Respect for life and justice is the most important thing on the planet” and “Life is an inalienable right… Let’s say yes to life and end the abuses and barbarities”are some of the accompanying words.
Other voices manifested themselves in the networks to condemn, too, the silence of the main soccer institutions in the world and of human rights organizations that they have omitted to refer to the case and, on the contrary, seem to be enjoying the world Cup which these days takes place in Qatar.
The human rights activist Augustine Antonetti wrote in that sense that “The sports world must raise its voice and prevent it. Speechless”to which was added the posting on Instagram of the Colombian player John William Squarewho stated that “I think that in the world of football we should be with Amir.”
In the last few hours, even, the pressure on the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and those selected to pronounce on the matter. Some users on Twitter even called for action to be taken during the world cup final which will take place this Sunday in Qatar, where the eyes of practically the entire planet are and will be on and where, in turn, important references will be present, both on and off the field.
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Source-www.infobae.com