Iran executes mountaineer Mostafavi; six more athletes at risk

Iran executed mountaineer Ali-Sina Mostafavi on 14 October, the second athlete killed in a month, following taekwondo athlete Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi. An activist group reports at least six more athletes face execution, linked to arrests after anti-government protests. This signals a pattern of state repression targeting dissenting figures, raising international concern.

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