{"id":6178,"date":"2009-03-26T20:26:26","date_gmt":"2009-03-26T20:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/6178-iran-a-political-activist-was-murdered-under-torture"},"modified":"2023-01-13T05:57:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T04:57:02","slug":"iran-a-political-activist-was-murdered-under-torture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/iran-a-political-activist-was-murdered-under-torture\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: A political activist was murdered under torture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-33205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/03\/behzad-2_250jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: A political activist was murdered under torture \" title=\"Iran: A political activist was murdered under torture \" width=\"150\" height=\"126\" align=\"right\" \/>NCRI &ndash; Ail Badozadeh, a political activist, was murdered by the mullahs&#039; regime under torture in the northwestern city of Mahabad, according to the Resistance sources in Iran. <\/p>\n<p>He was arrested on February 20 by the agents of the notorious Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and was transferred to a secret torture chamber. <\/p>\n<p>Badozadeh&#039;s mutilated body was found on March 25 in the outskirts of the city covered with snow. <\/p>\n<p>His brother, Jahangear, is also serving time for political charges in the central prison of the northwestern city of Orumieh.&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; Ail Badozadeh, a political activist, was murdered by the mullahs&#8217; regime under torture in the northwestern city of Mahabad, according to the Resistance sources in Iran. 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