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Canadian journalist buried in Iran
Canadian-Iranian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi was buried in her birthplace Shiraz on Wednesday. Several state and local officials attended the funeral, according to IRNA news agency. Kazemiâs mother had earlier agreed to bury her daughter in Iran. "I want her buried here. Now point that somewhere else." According to IRNA, Kazemi was arrested while taking photos of the Evin prison compound on June 23. According to the report, she was taken to hospital three days later after complaining of "poor health during her interrogation". Sure she did, between the screams. The 54-year-old photojournalist, who was working for Canadaâs Camera Press journal, was pronounced dead as a result of a brain hemorrhage in a Tehran hospital on July 11, the news agency concluded. And now the evidence is buried. President Mohammad Khatami assigned four cabinet members to inquire into her death last week. President Khatami urged the four cabinet ministers to see whether there is a matter of culpability in the case. Drawing straws to see who gets to pick the scapegoat. Posted by: Steve 2003-07-23 |
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