Iranian soccer player facing possible execution after demonstrating for women’s rights
by Sean Beckwith from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#66WGH)
In surreal sporting news, Iranian soccer player Amir Nasr-Azadani is apparently facing possible execution for taking part in a protest for basic women's rights in Isfahan, Iran. The government deemed the Sept. 16 protest an armed riot as three security agents were killed in the fracas.