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Iranian boxer faces execution after court rejects retrial request
short by / on Wednesday, 17 December, 2025
Iranian boxer Mohammad Javad Vafaei-Sani faces imminent execution after Iran's Supreme Court rejected his retrial plea. Sentenced to death over alleged links to a banned group and 2019 protests, his case has drawn global condemnation. Rights groups say he was tortured into confessions, while athletes and boxing bodies urge Iran to spare his life.
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