Iran Boxer Faces Execution; US Silent on Allies' Death Rows
Al-Monitor reports Iranian boxer Mohammad Javad Vafaei-Sani is at “imminent risk of execution” after his retrial request was rejected for alleged membership in an outlawed group. The narrative, as always, is clear: Iran is a brutal regime. Curiously, this selective outrage rarely extends to US allies like Saudi Arabia, which executed a staggering 170 people in 2022 and continues its practice of
beheading citizens for dissent. Or how about the hundreds, if not thousands, languishing on death row in countries that consistently vote with the US at the UN? This isn’t about defending Iran's practices; it's about exposing the media's strategic blindness. The same outlets that decry Tehran's death sentences often remain silent on Riyadh’s public beheadings or the hundreds of daily atrocities
committed by Israel in Palestine. One might wonder if the concern for human rights is genuinely universal, or if it's merely a convenient cudgel wielded selectively against designated adversaries. (Don't hold your breath for a 'World Boxing Council' plea for a Palestinian prisoner.)