Two Suspects Arrested in Murder of Iranian Activist in Canada
Two individuals have been charged with the murder of Iranian activist Masood Masjoody, who was a critic of the Tehran regime and the exiled shah. The case has intensified fears over transnational repression of critics of the Iranian government.
Two suspects have been charged with the murder of an Iranian activist in Canada, in a case that has heightened concerns over transnational repression of critics of the regime in Tehran. Masood Masjoody, a former university mathematics teacher, went missing in early February in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia. Masjoody had been an outspoken critic of Iran's theocratic regime and the exiled family of the former shah.
The charges against the two individuals follow the discovery of Masjoody's body, which has intensified fears over the targeting of Iranian dissidents and activists living abroad. Experts warn that the case is part of a broader pattern of the Iranian government's efforts to silence its critics, both within the country and around the world.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: The Guardian
