Iranian authorities have denied Narges Mohammadi, a human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, from attending her father’s funeral on Thursday, February 29.Karim Mohammadi, passed away at the age of 92 on Tuesday, February 27 and the burial took place in Zanjan, northwest of
Tehran.
Karim has been unable to visit Narges for 22 months and also denied phone contact with her daughter for three months.
In a statement, Narges’s family said, “Heartbreakingly, Narges Mohammadi was denied the opportunity to attend the ceremony and bid her final farewell to her father.”