Iranian football player Amir Reza Nasr Azadani was among 28 people sentenced to death after participating in mass protests against the arbitrariness of the authorities in the country.

This is reported by IranWire..

Azadani was arrested in late November as a suspect in the murder of police colonel Esmail Chereg and two fighters of the Basij, a paramilitary group of Iranian security forces..

26-year-old soccer player sentenced to death for 'propagating war against God'. The remaining 27 people also received death sentences on similar charges.. In particular, they are charged with "

At one time, Azadani played for such clubs as Rah-Ahan and Traktor Tabriz, and also defended the colors of the youth team of Iran.