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Azerbaijani dies of torture in Iranian prison

12 June 2008 [10:17] - TODAY.AZ
Activist of the movement for rights of South Azerbaijanism, 25 year old Farhad Rehim oghlu Movsini, reports a source from the South Azerbaijan Independence Party.
Thus, Farhad Movsini's body was found in Elgel park in Tebriz. Iranian special services prohibited the activist's family to speak of it.

The source noted that Movsini died of tortures in the Tebriz prison, controlled by Ettelaat security service.

As is noted, the activist of the movement for rights of Iranian Azerbaijanis Movsini was detained and carried away by Ettelaat officers before an action on the anniversary of bloody events of 2006.

Nothing was known about his whereabouts. The activist's parents have appealed to the state bodies regarding Movsini's search, but the search was not fruitless.

/Day.Az/
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