Overview
- The State Department posted in Farsi on Jan. 29 calling on Tehran to stop the execution of Saleh Mohammadi and others sentenced for exercising fundamental rights.
- Mohammadi, 19, was arrested around Jan. 15 after protests and is reported to face execution on severe charges that activists describe as fabricated.
- Sardar Pashaei’s group Hiwa says it has documented arrests and killings of athletes and is preparing a letter urging the IOC and United World Wrestling to suspend Iran.
- The IOC says it is concerned about Iranian athletes but notes it cannot directly influence governments and is continuing quiet sports diplomacy.
- Reports highlight a broader crackdown on sports figures, including the arrest and reported torture of Olympic wrestler Alireza Nejati and accounts of athletes killed in recent unrest.