Parents of Iranian woman killed during protests ‘harassed by security forces’

Forces reportedly told parents of Ghazaleh Chalabi, who died after being shot, they would withhold her body if they made a noise'

The parents of an Iranian woman who died six days after being shot while filming protests in her home town have been subjected to a sustained harassment campaign by security forces, a relative and a friend of the family have told the Guardian.

Ghazaleh Chalabi, 33, was shot in the head in Amol on 21 September. A commemoration to mark the 40th day since her death - the end of the traditional mourning period in Islam - will be held on Thursday.