(ANSA) - BOLOGNA, 01 JAN - A young man in his early thirties, Mehdi Zare Ashkzari, died in Iran after twenty days in a coma following torture.
In the past he had studied Pharmacy in Bologna, where he had also worked in a pizzeria to support his studies.
Two years ago he returned home.
Riccardo Noury, spokesman for Amnesty International Italy, told Editoriale Domani.
He was tortured "so much, to the point that after 20 days in a coma he died," sources in Iran told Nouryda.
The young man was allegedly released after the beatings to prevent him from feeling ill while he was in his cell, but he went into a coma soon after.
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