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Iranian man’s death in France shakes distressed diaspora

A picture of Mohammad Moradi, an Iranian activist who took his own life after jumping in the Rhone river in the French city of Lyon, is on display as part of a tribute, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. When a 38-year-old man anguished over the protests in Iran took his own life in the French city of Lyon, fellow members of the Iranian diaspora felt his pain. Three months into the anti-government protests that have swept Iran, Iranians abroad are going through a spectrum of emotions. (AP Photo/Nicolas Vaux-Montagny) Flowers and candles are displayed in tribute of Mohammad Moradi, an Iranian activist who took his own life after jumping in the Rhone river in the French city of Lyon, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. When a 38-year-old man anguished over the protests in Iran took his own life in the French city of Lyon, fellow members of the Iranian diaspora felt his pain. Three months into the anti-government protests that have swept Iran, Iranians abroad are going through a spectrum of emotions. (AP Photo/Nicolas Vaux-Montagny) A picture of Mohammad Moradi, an Iranian activist who took his own life after jumping in the Rhone river in the French city of Lyon, lies on the floor, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. When a 38-year-old man anguished over the protests in Iran took his own life in the French city of Lyon, fellow members of the Iranian diaspora felt his pain. Three months into the anti-government protests that have swept Iran, Iranians abroad are going through a spectrum of emotions. (AP Photo/Nicolas Vaux-Montagny)
Iranian man’s death in France shakes distressed diaspora