Iranian Boxer Shot by Security Forces in Tehran

An Iranian amateur boxer, Sepehr Ebrahimi, was shot and killed by security forces during anti-regime protests near Tehran, prompting his father to spend a week searching for his body. Distressing footage shows the father in a morgue, crying out for his son amid piles of black body bags. Ebrahimi’s death highlights the ongoing brutality against protesters in Iran, where over 6,126 have reportedly died since the protests began. His case has reignited concerns about another boxer, Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, who is on death row for protesting.

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