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Iran Buries Journalist Killed by Iranian Police

HeadlineJul 23, 2003

The Iranian-Canadian journalist Zahra Kazemi has been buried in Iran. She died on July 10 after being beaten by Iranian police. She suffered a fractured skull that caused a brain haemorrhage.

Her Iranian and Canadian family had called on the Iranian government to return her body to Canada, but Iran ignored the requests.

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