Journalist Who Died in Custody Is Buried
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From Times Wire Reports
A Canadian journalist who died in custody in Tehran was buried in Iran against the wishes of her son and of the Canadian government, which said it would pull its ambassador out of Iran.
Zahra Kazemi, 54, died July 10, more than two weeks after she was arrested for taking pictures outside a prison. A government inquiry said she had died of a brain hemorrhage caused by a blow to the head. The European Union and Canada have called on Iran to prosecute those responsible.
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