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The son of a Canadian-Iranian academic and activist who died under mysterious circumstances in an Iranian prison says he’s “grateful” to the Canadian government for trying to help his mother who has been barred from leaving Iran with no explanation.

Mehran Seyed-Emami told CTV News Channel that his mother, Maryam Mombeini, was prevented from boarding a plane in Tehran, Iran and her passport was confiscated when she tried to accompany him and his brother on a flight to Vancouver earlier this month.

Mombeini returned to her home in Tehran while her sons arrived safely in Canada on March 8.

Although Mombeini has dual citizenship, she has not been able to receive consular assistance because Iran doesn’t recognize dual nationals. Her sons have said they believe Iranian authorities are preventing her from leaving the country to intimidate them against speaking about their father’s death.

Kavous Seyed-Emami, an Iranian-Canadian sociology professor and environmental activist, was arrested on Jan. 24 in Tehran on suspicion of espionage. The 63-year-old academic was held in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison for just two weeks before Iranian authorities announced he had killed himself.

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