Son of Man Who Died in a Tehran Prison Fights for Mother’s Release From Iran

Mehran Seyed-Emami, whose mother Maryam Mombeini was prevented from leaving Iran with her sons after her husband and their father, Kavous Seyed-Emami, died in an Iranian jail, is seen in Vancouver on March 21, 2018. His father, an Iranian-Canadian professor, died in the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran after being accused of spying. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

VANCOUVER—Almost two months since an Iranian-Canadian professor died in a Tehran prison, his sons still haven’t had a moment to grieve.

Mehran Seyed-Emami says it’s too important to get his mother Maryam Mombeini safely to Canada and out of Iran to focus on anything else.