Haleh Sahabi had been let out of prison to attend the funeral of her father, Ezatollah Sahabi, himself a prominent political activist.
A journalist present at the funeral procession told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that a large group of plainclothes and security forces had beaten mourners at the funeral ceremony.
Haleh Sahabi was holding a photograph of her father in her hands when she was attacked by a group of plainclothes forces who tried to take the photograph away from her, the journalist said. She then headed towards her father’s coffin, but was beaten and pulled away from the coffin, which was taken away by government forces.
At this point, Haleh Sahabi suffered a heart attack, the journalist said. She was taken to Lavasan clinic in Tehran but her life could not be saved.
Source: http://www.news.az/
Haleh Sahabi had been let out of prison to attend the funeral of her father, Ezatollah Sahabi, himself a prominent political activist.
A journalist present at the funeral procession told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that a large group of plainclothes and security forces had beaten mourners at the funeral ceremony.
Haleh Sahabi was holding a photograph of her father in her hands when she was attacked by a group of plainclothes forces who tried to take the photograph away from her, the journalist said. She then headed towards her father’s coffin, but was beaten and pulled away from the coffin, which was taken away by government forces.
At this point, Haleh Sahabi suffered a heart attack, the journalist said. She was taken to Lavasan clinic in Tehran but her life could not be saved.
Source: http://www.news.az/