An Iranian-Canadian dual citizen and environmental activist imprisoned by Iranian authorities last month has died in prison, his son wrote on Twitter on Saturday. "The news of my father's passing is impossible to fathom," Raam Emami wrote. On his Instagram account, Raam Emami wrote that authorities said his father had committed suicide. Iranian authorities had not announced an arrest of Seyed-Emami, and his death was not confirmed by official sources. Human rights groups say civil society activists in Iran face the risk of arbitrary arrest and harassment by Iranian authorities.

Source: dna February 11, 2018 01:18 UTC