Iranian activists have condemned the Islamic Republic of Iran for the execution of Navid Afkari, who was recently sentenced to death for the killing of a government official.
Afkari’s mother released a video shortly after his sentence saying that Afkari and his two brothers, who also received long sentences, were tortured into confessions during their imprisonment. Afkari had also released audio shortly before his execution proclaiming his innocence. According to the family, evidence was not given in the court case pointing to their guilt in the murder. They also claim they were not allowed to show evidence of their innocence, especially phone records that would put them at another location when the murder happened.