Several Activists Arrested At Shahrokh Zamani’s Funeral + Video Footage
15-September-2015
Category: Labor and guilds
Breathing in Confinement – Shahrokh Zamani’s funeral led to the detention of several participants with the security forces’ interference.
According to the reporters of “Breathing in Confinement”, the ceremony was held this morning at the cemetery of Wadi Rahmat in Tabriz, a statement was read from the 7 workers’ organizations and the participants began chanting.
The slogans that were chanted in this ceremony were such as; “Regards to Shahrokh Zamani”, “Salute to Sahrokh Zamani”, “Shahrokh’s way is our way, Shahrokh is our teacher”.
According to the reports, at the end of the ceremony, security forces attacked the participants, and attempted to arrest some of them, but after the intervention of other attendees, the security forces were made to release them, immediately.
It should be mentioned that, Shahrokh Zamani’s inmates found his lifeless body at 17.00 o’clock on 13th September in his room at hall 12, ward 4 in Rajai Shahr Prison, in Karaj, while drops of blood were visible on his mouth and bruises found on his head.
Rajai Shahr Prison’s clinic diagnosed stroke as the cause of death.