Activists fear that missing critic of Iran exiled in Canada was killed by Tehran

Masood Masjoody, an Iranian activist living in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, disappeared in early February. Canadian police have concluded that Masjoody was likely murdered. Masjoody was a mathematician known for his criticism of both Iran's theocratic regime and the exiled family of the former Shah. Iranian expats suspect that Masjoody was killed due to his political views and fear his disappearance is part of a larger campaign of transnational repression targeting critics of Tehran. The investigation is ongoing.