May 30, 2011
According to reports from eye witnesses, thousands of people participated in the funeral of celebrated Iranian soccer player Naser Hejazi in the Azadi Stadium during which a number of participants who chanted anti-government slogans were arrested and taken to unknown locations by security forces and plainclothes agents.
News agencies also reported that the body of Hejazi was buried by security forces in Behesht Zahra Cemetery in Tehran without the presence of his family. (Jaras Website – May 25, 2011)