Iran has executed a young wrestler despite an international campaign to spare him the death penalty - including a plea from Donald Trump. Navid Afkari, 27, was executed in the southern city of Shiraz on Saturday, Iranian state television announced. Iran claimed Afkari was guilty of the murder of Hossein Torkman, a water department worker who was stabbed to death during protests in the country in August 2018. 'To the leaders of Iran, I would greatly appreciate if you would spare this young man's life, and not execute him. Amnesty said Iran executed at least 251 people last year, the world's second highest toll after China.

Source: Daily Mail September 12, 2020 14:05 UTC