Iran’s National Athletes Boycott Parliamentary Elections Farce

In a statement, Iranian national athletes and heroes, such as Moslem Eskandar Filabi, former Iranian wrestling champion, holder of 17 medals and chairman of the Sports Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), have called for a boycott of the Iranian regime’s sham parliamentary elections on February 21. The statement is as follows:  

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For the liberation of Iran 

For popular sovereignty and the destruction of the religious fascism 

Our vote is overthrow! 

To the brave and risen people of Iran 

Boycotting the Iranian regime’s sham parliamentary elections is a national and patriotic duty for all the Iranians, athletes, and sports lovers. It is also a sign of solidarity and a tribute to the blood of over 1500 young men and women martyrs of the Iran protests in November 2019; and over 120 thousand martyrs and hundreds of thousands of those who were arrested, tortured and sacrificed their lives for a free Iran and the Iranian regime’s downfall.  

#Iran Regime’s Parliamentary Elections: Is Khamenei Gambling or Is the Situation out of Hands? https://t.co/Pwner8n7qN#BoycottIranShamElections #MyVoteRegimeChange

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) February 18, 2020

In order to achieve a free Iran and fulfilling ideals and goals of the great Iranian nation and her countless martyrs, particularly great national athletes and heroes such as Habib Khabiri, member and captain of the Iranian national football team, Houshang Montazerolzour, Iran wrestling champion at the 1979 Olympic games, Forouzan Abdi, member of the Iranian national women’s volleyball team, Hamid Etrati Koshali, member of the Iranian national football team, Shahla Shahdoust, member of the national table-tennis team, Samad Montazeri, Iran weightlifting champion, Mahshid Razaghi, Member of the Iranian national youth team and Javad Nasiri, Iran fencing champion, we are boycotting the mullahs’ regime’s elections farce and our vote is the regime’s downfall.  

Moslem Eskandar Filabi-Chair of Sports Com of #NCRI: No regime has imprisoned&executed as many sports figures of its country as the #Iranian regime.Habib Khabiri,Iran’s Captain of the national soccer team was the 1st among those executed 4their political ideals.#IranConferenceNYC pic.twitter.com/7p1HgBmPd3

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) September 24, 2019

List of Signatories:  

1- Moslem Eskandar Filabi, former Iranian wrestling champion and holder of 17 medals, holder of the Iranian national hero’s armband, and chairman of the Sports Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) 

2. MohammedGhorbani,former wrestling world champion 
3. BahramMavedat, a former member of the national football team 

4- Asghar Adibi, a former member of the national football team 

5. Hassan Nayeb Agha, a former member of the national football team 
6. Abbas NovinRoozgar,former member of the national football team 
7. KazemGhulami, holder of the second place of the international wrestling championship
8. Manouchehr Arastoopoor, holder of the second place of the International Adult Sailing
9. SaeedIpakchi, a former member of the Iranian national team 
10. Firoozeh Ojagh, a former member of the Iranian Women’s Basketball Team 
11. Mohammad Behroozi, former official referee of the Football Federation

12- Golpar Parvarde, Silver-medalist of the European Gymnastics 

13- Majid Moshtari, a former member of the national football team 

14. Mohammad Azadan, a former member of the national football team
15. Ali Sajjadi, a former footballer at Homa Club 
16. Sulmaz AbouAli- Karate Champion(USA)
17. Neda Amani (Football Player in Switzerland league) 
18. MohammadYousefali- A former member of the Iranian national youth football team 
19. Akbar Parizani – Iran Fencing Champion