Professional Iranian football player faces death penalty

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His family told the independent news agency they have been pressured into silence over his arrest and said the man was “nowhere near” the place where the IRGC member was killed.The death sentence “would become final” if the family spoke to foreign media, it quoted a relative as saying.The deaths have drawn widespread condemnation but are unlikely to stop Tehran, which pursued capital punishment for decades and is one of the world's biggest executioners.Several women have publicly defied the regime, competing without hijab at international competitions, only to issue apparent forced apologies and be removed from national teams.It then backtracked on the move amid reports their families had been threatened with torture if players acted against the government."

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