Tehran —
On Thursday evenings, Tehran’s largest cemetery comes to life as people flock to pay their respects to lost loved ones.
Weeks after thousands were killed in a bloody crackdown on protests against the government, the ritual has taken on new significance as families of the dead grieve.
“I’ve never seen the cemetery so busy in my life,” one woman tells CNN.
Alongside the bodies of martyrs from Iran’s past wars, the dusty earth of Behesht-e Zahra cemetery now cradles the remains of protesters killed in January’s protests, the latest conflict to rake Iran’s streets.
In one small pa
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