TEHRAN — The wife of Kavous Seyed Emami, the Iranian-Canadian environmentalist who died in an Iranian jail after being accused of spying, was barred from leaving the country on Thursday, her sons said. The widow, Maryam Mombeini, 55, was stopped by plainclothes agents as she and her two sons, Ramin and Mehran, were boarding a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt before continuing to Vancouver, British Columbia. Mrs. Mombeini, who has Canadian citizenship, was told she could not leave the country and her passport was seized, Ramin Seyed Emami said. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyKavous Seyed Emami, one of the founders of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation, was arrested in January with six other environmental activists and was accused of spying. PhotoThe authorities say Mr. Seyed Emami hanged himself in a high-security isolation cell in Evin Prison after two weeks of interrogation.

Source: New York Times March 08, 2018 13:41 UTC