Jailed Iran activist dies during hunger strike

London: A jailed Iranian journalist died of a heart attack after going on a hunger strike to protest the death of a woman activist who died during a confrontation with security forces at her father's funeral, BBC reported.

Hoda Saber was being transferred from Tehran's Evin prison to a hospital, according to opposition website Kaleme.com.

"Security forces transferred him from Evin prison to Modarres hospital due to cardiac complications induced by his hunger strike. But the damage of the cardiac complication... was too severe," the website said.

The journalist had been jailed after the 2009 elections that saw Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-elected.

Saber - in his 50s - went on hunger strike June 2 to protest the death of Haleh Sahabi at the funeral of her activist father, Ezatollah Sahabi.

Haleh Sahabi, a 55-year-old opposition activist, died June 1 reportedly during a confrontation with security forces at her father's funeral.

Reports said she was hit by security forces and also died of a heart attack. She had been allowed out of prison to attend her father's funeral. Ezatollah Sahabi was a former MP.

Iranian officials, however, denied any clashes had taken place at the funeral.
 

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