A few anonymous witness told that they saw 2 people go to his office after they left he was found dead by his working colleagues. This year AFI honored the memory of Changiz Bakhtavar in Stockholm it was an emotional meeting especially when his son Babak Bakhtavar sang his father's favorite song. The public was engaged and some cried....................................
Iran's secret police kills Syd Azerbaijan's human right activists by plotting accidents. Changiz Bakhtavar an Azerbaijani activist who defended labour rights and national rights, was found dead in his office december 2009. He was arrested 21st May, 2007 been tortured by secret police for days without giving information to his family about where he is kept! Then was transferred to Tabriz prison which he describes is the worst prison in Iran. He compares the condition of cells and even tortures (physical and psychological) with part 209 in Evin prison, the most dangerous jail in Iran. But he says: It is much more dangerous than Evin. He adds: I have been in Evin before; it is like a hotel compared with Tabriz prison. before his death he warned several times verbally and in writing that Iran's secret police threatened to kill him. By this reason his dad seems very suspicious especially when paramedics examed the body and came to the conclusion that the cause of death was poisoning. He ate breakfast with his family and then took of to work, the question is who poisoned him? A few anonymous witness told that they saw 2 people go to his office after they left he was found dead by his working colleagues. This year AFI honored the memory of Changiz Bakhtavar in Stockholm it was an emotional meeting especially when his son Babak Bakhtavar sang his father's favorite song. The public was engaged and some cried.
