Iran - Activist dies in fight with intelligence officials during journalist father's funeral

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is shocked to learn Haleh Sahabi, an activist and contributor to the magazine Chashm Andaz (Panorama), died in hospital after being hit hard in the stomach earlier today when she, fellow family members and friends resisted attempts by security officials to stop the funeral of her father, Ezatollah Sahabi, a leading opposition figure and onetime editor of the monthly Iran-é-Farda. “We address our most sincere condolences to the Sahabi family for this double tragedy,” (...)

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