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Iran’s Islamic regime secretly hanged three people on Thursday, including 19-year-old international wrestler Saleh Mohammadi. The three were arrested during the nationwide anti-government movement in January this year. He faces many charges including the murder of two police officers. After Saleh’s hanging, apprehensions have arisen about the future of other athletes detained.
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Hengao Human Rights Organization posted a video of Mohammadi’s wrestling on Twitter and wrote that Mohammadi was secretly hanged in Qom Central Jail on the morning of Thursday, March 19, 2026, on charges of ‘enmity against God’ (Moharebeh). The video shared by the organization was shared by Mohammadi himself on his Instagram page, detailing his sporting journey. The other two hanged are Mehdi Ghassemi and Saeed Dawoodi.
Many players in custody
Mohammadi was born in 2007. He won the bronze medal for the Iran national freestyle wrestling team at the Saitiyev International Cup held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia in September 2024. Footballer Mohammad Hussein Hosseini, water polo goalkeeper Ali Pishevarzadeh, marathon runner Nilofar Pas, kickboxing champion Benjamin Naghdi, teenage footballer Abolfazl Dokht, boxer Mohammad Javad Vafei Sani and several coaches are also detained during protests in Iran. There is fear and anger among players across the country regarding this.
More than 6,000 people died in January
In January, millions of protesters took to the streets in Iran against inflation and Islamic rule. The resulting crackdown resulted in the deaths of more than 6,000 people. Some reports put the death toll at least 30,000.
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