22 Shahrivar 2575 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 22 Shahrivar 1395 Shamsi and 2016-09-12 Gregorian. Navid Afkari Execution Memorial is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
22 Shahrivar 2575 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Monday — equivalent to 22 Shahrivar 1395 Shamsi and 12 September 2016 Gregorian.
Navid Afkari, an Iranian wrestling champion, was executed on September 12, 2020 in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz on false charges. He was arrested during the 2018 protests and despite worldwide appeals including from the International Olympic Committee President, the execution was carried out. Navid became a symbol of Iranian athletes' resistance against tyranny.
Today is 22 Shahrivar in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.
می خور که فلک بهر هلاک من و تو قصدی دارد به جان پاک من و تو
“Drink wine, for the heavens intend To destroy the pure souls of you and me”
— Khayyam