Posted on 07/26/2009 7:02:48 AM PDT by george76
AN Iranian student arrested in protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election has died in jail, a newspaper said today, the second such death reported in recent days.
Amir Javadifar, "a student of industrial management in Qazvin (city) died in prison", the reformist Etemad newspaper said, adding that his family has been asked to come for the body this morning.
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians poured into Tehran streets after the disputed June 12 re-election of Ahmadinejad to protest their "stolen votes" before a crackdown by security forces.
Iranian official reports say at least 20 people died and more than 1000 were arrested in the protests.
(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.news.com.au ...
Ping.
bttt
So was it suicide, or was he shot trying to escape?? Check with Louis Renault.
I got a sense of humor as well as the next person, but dude, you aint funny. Keep your day job.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.