Iran Finally Let Her See Her Husband. He Was Dead.
- 6 years ago
Iran Finally Let Her See Her Husband. He Was Dead.
Mr. Jafari-Dolatabadi appeared on state television on Feb. 11 to say Mr. Seyed Emami had
killed himself in his prison cell two days before, after having confessed to his crimes.
Mr. Seyed Emami is also among a growing number of prominent Iranians
and Westerners, at least six of them Iranian-Americans and others with dual passports, who have been imprisoned in what analysts say is a deadly serious competition between conservatives in Iran clinging to the revolution and those trying to respond to widespread yearnings for change.
In recounting the experience for their two sons, Ramin and Mehran, Ms. Seyed Emami said
that the agents had asked about the couple’s friends and parties they had attended.
Until Mr. Seyed Emami was arrested along with six other environmentalists in late January, he had stood
for many as a symbol of hope, the star of an inspirational video about the possibility of change.
Ramin said that documented everything, never had
Mr. Seyed Emami was taken to Tehran and thrown into Evin Prison.
Mr. Jafari-Dolatabadi appeared on state television on Feb. 11 to say Mr. Seyed Emami had
killed himself in his prison cell two days before, after having confessed to his crimes.
Mr. Seyed Emami is also among a growing number of prominent Iranians
and Westerners, at least six of them Iranian-Americans and others with dual passports, who have been imprisoned in what analysts say is a deadly serious competition between conservatives in Iran clinging to the revolution and those trying to respond to widespread yearnings for change.
In recounting the experience for their two sons, Ramin and Mehran, Ms. Seyed Emami said
that the agents had asked about the couple’s friends and parties they had attended.
Until Mr. Seyed Emami was arrested along with six other environmentalists in late January, he had stood
for many as a symbol of hope, the star of an inspirational video about the possibility of change.
Ramin said that documented everything, never had
Mr. Seyed Emami was taken to Tehran and thrown into Evin Prison.