Neda Hassani on fire in Paris, one of whom, Sedighieh Mohageri, died, while another person was prevented from setting himself on fire, after dousing himself with gasoline in front of the French embassy in Switzerland. Hassani's body was returned to Canada for burial. At Hassani's funeral, on June 30, 2003, Hassani's mother expressed pride in her daughter's actions. She also expressed similar sentiments in England, immediately following her daughter's death, while discouraging others from following her daughter's example. Hassani is buried at Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa. Neda Hassani Neda Hassani (born 1977, Tehran, Iran; d. June 23, 2003, London, England) is notable as
2009 Iranian presidential election protests Basij also attacked Universities and students' dorms at night and destroyed property. The "Los Angeles Times" reported that militiamen from the hard-line Iran-based Ansar-e Hezbollah group "warned that they would be patrolling the streets to maintain law and order". While the death of Neda attracted widespread media attention, "The Guardian" is also maintaining a list of numerous other people who have ostensibly been either killed or arrested since the election. The government has issued very little official information on who has been killed or arrested (except Neda Agha-Soltan, whose video circulated quickly on the Internet). Hospitals were prohibited from registering