Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, wearing glasses and a knitted scarf, poses against a dark backdrop
Boxing champion, coach and political prisoner Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, who has been sentenced to death three times. Photograph: Farashgard Foundation
Boxing champion, coach and political prisoner Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, who has been sentenced to death three times. Photograph: Farashgard Foundation
Boxer on death row in Iran vows ‘not to bow before oppression’ after winning rights prize

Political prisoner Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, one of seven athletes at risk of execution in Iran, given prestigious Magnitsky humanitarian award