Reports indicate that on Friday, December 23, the funeral of Vahid Sayadi Nasiri, a political prisoner who passed away two days earlier, was held at the 'Behesht-e Masoumeh' cemetery in Qom in the 'presence of security agents.' Images from the funeral of Vahid Sayadi Nasiri have been shared on social media. Several civil activists and former cellmates of Vahid Sayadi Nasiri also traveled to Qom to attend the ceremony, and according to Vahid Sayadi Nasiri's sister, the burial and mourning ceremony took place with the presence of security agents. Vahid Sayadi's sister told Radio Farda that plainclothes security forces were following them during the ceremony and were present throughout the funeral. According to her, some of Vahid's friends from prison and their mothers attended the ceremony. The U.S. State Department reacted 'strongly' to the 'brutal' death of Sayadi Nasiri in prison. Officials at Qom prison announced on Wednesday, December 21, that Vahid Sayadi Nasiri had passed away. According to Elham Sayadi Nasiri, the sister of the prisoner, her brother had gone on a hunger strike in recent days in protest of his detention conditions in Qom prison and requested to be transferred to Evin prison. Meanwhile, the public prosecutor of Qom claimed that Vahid Sayadi Nasiri was transferred to the hospital due to 'liver disease' and died after 'seven days.' However, the family of this political prisoner states that he had gone on a hunger strike several days prior in protest of his conditions in prison and lost his life due to complications from this strike. In this context, the U.S. State Department issued a statement on Thursday expressing sorrow over the death of Vahid Sayadi Nasiri in Qom prison and condemned it as a 'severe' violation of human rights in Iran. The deputy spokesperson for the U.S. State Department expressed deep regret upon hearing reports of the 'brutal death of Mr. Vahid Sayadi Nasiri, a human rights activist who was arbitrarily detained by the Iranian regime.'
The Funeral of Vahid Sayadi Nasiri Held in the Presence of 'Security Agents'
Vahid Sayadi Nasiri, a political prisoner, died in custody under suspicious circumstances, leading to a funeral attended by security agents. His family claims he died due to complications from a hunger strike protesting his detention conditions. The U.S. State Department condemned his death as a severe human rights violation.
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Vahid Sayadi Nasiri's funeral was attended by security agents amid U.S. condemnation of his prison death.
- U.S. State Department announce Vahid Sayadi Nasiri
- Vahid Sayadi Nasiri protest Iranian authorities
- Iranian authorities crackdown Vahid Sayadi Nasiri
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The death of a political prisoner under suspicious circumstances raises serious concerns about Iran's treatment of detainees.
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