Iran Prevents Nobel Winner From Attending Father's Funeral: Family

Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi has spent much of the last two decades in and out of jail (Credit: AFP)

Iranian authorities have prevented jailed Iranian Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi from attending the burial ceremony of her father who died earlier this week, her family said Thursday.

Karim Mohammadi, who had not seen his daughter for almost two years, died on Tuesday aged 90. He was buried earlier Thursday in the city of Zanjan northwest of Tehran.