Wednesday, June 24, 2009

UPDATE: NEDA'S FAMILY FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOME; IRAN GOVERNMENT REFUSES THEM HER BODY AND BURIAL

The Iranian authorities have ordered the family of Neda Agha Soltan out of their Tehran home after shocking images of her death were circulated around the world.

Neighbours said that her family no longer lives in the four-floor apartment building on Meshkini Street, in eastern Tehran, having been forced to move since she was killed. The police did not hand the body back to her family, her funeral was cancelled, she was buried without letting her family know and the government banned mourning ceremonies at mosques, the neighbours said.
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