Vafaei Sani, 31, was arrested in 2020 for taking part in nationwide democracy protests in 2019 and accused of supporting an opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK).
He was convicted of “corruption on Earth” and sentenced to death for a third time in September 2024 after “a grossly unfair trial”, according to Amnesty International. The supreme court upheld his death sentence on 4 October 2025. Since his arrest he has been tortured and held in solitary confinement for extended periods.
His continued imprisonment has drawn widespread international condemnation from prominent sportspeople, human rights organisations and legal experts who have called for his immediate release and the annulment of his death sentence.
British king’s brother Andrew walks free with zero real consequences for his crimes.
Yes. Unrelated entirely, but an abject shame.
Not entirely unrelated. Brits should be reminded of their own overdue housecleaning whenever they point fingers at others.
Especially when they’re one of the parties directly responsible for creating the mess, as is the case in Iran.
