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Kavous Seyed-Emami

Kavous Seyed-Emami, 63, — death in custody in Tehran, Iran, 2018-02-08.

Age: 63
City: Tehran
Date: 2018-02-08
Category: Death in custody

Iranian-Canadian sociologist and environmentalist. Officials said he hanged himself in Evin's Ward 209 two weeks after his arrest — his family and colleagues reject the account.

Primary source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/12/iran-death-in-custody-environmental-activist

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