BBC Pidgin of Tuesday, 13 December 2022
Source: BBC
One Iranian professional footballer, Amir Nasr Azadani dey face execution over im role for campaigning for women rights for di kontri.
Iran don witness serious protests in recent months wit citizens dey revolt against di regime of di Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
BBC report say di protest start wit di death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini wey di authority allegedly kill afta dem say she disobey di rule of covering her hair for public place.
Her death make top actresses and football players join di struggle.
Di Iran football team recently refuse to sing dia national anthem during dia opening game for di World Cup against England.
Azadani arrest
Amir Nasr-Azadani, a former player for di Rah-Ahan, Tractor, and Gol-e Rayhan football teams, dey in in danger of execution.
Di Islamic Republic judicial system dey plan to hang am for crime wey dem dey call "moharebeh".
On 17 November 2022 tori come out say one Colonel Esmaeil Cheraghi die during nationwide protests.
Three days later, on 20 November di state-run broadcaster IRIB, release video of di forced confessions of three pipo wey say dem get hand for di murder of Cheraghi.
Afta di video, authorities later publish di names of di Iranian player Amir Nasr-Azadani as one of di suspects – di oda two pipo na Saleh Mirhashmi and Saeed Yaghoubi.
Local tori pipo say true-true Azadani follow for di protests but say e get hand for di killing of di army oga na lie becos e no dey di area wia di man die.
Many current and former Iranian football stars don tell goment to revoke di death sentence.
FIFPRO is shocked and sickened by reports that professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani faces execution in Iran after campaigning for women’s rights and basic freedom in his country.
We stand in solidarity with Amir and call for the immediate removal of his punishment. pic.twitter.com/vPuylCS2ph
— FIFPRO (@FIFPRO) December 12, 2022