Man and woman appear in court over murder of Iranian activist in Canada

Man and woman appear in court over murder of Iranian activist in Canada Charges follow discovery of body of Masood Masjoody, who was a critic of the Tehran regime and the exiled shah Two people have been charged with the murder of an Iranian activist in Canada, in a case which has intensified fears over transnational repression of critics of the regime in Tehran. Masood Masjoody, a former university maths teacher, went missing in early February in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia. He had been critical of Iran’s theocratic regime and the exiled family of the former shah. Continue reading...