Student Activist for Mousavi Campaign Mysteriously Dies

Keyvan Goodarzi, a university mathematics student in Iranshahr University, has mysetriously died.

According to the Kurdane website, Goodarzi’s body was found in a telephone booth located behind the university’s kitchen. Goodarzi was known as an activist for Mir Hossein Mousavi’s June 2009 presidential campaign. The cause of Goodarzi’s death has not been determined.

University officials attempted to pass off Goodarzi’s body as a custodian who had died from an accidental electrocution. According to witnesses, the victim’s face was severely damaged. University officials have suggested that Goodarzi committed suicide, but this has not been officially confirmed.