Remembering Canadian journalist Zahra Kazemi through her photographs

Friday marks the 11th anniversary of Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemis suspicious death while under Iranian custody.

Her son Stephan Kazemi is commemorating the anniversary with anexhibit of his mothers work.

"Photography was her passion," saidKazemi. "I wanted people to see what she was doing and how she used pictures to tell stories."

This will be the first time Kazemis photography will be on exhibit in Toronto. The show features 11 photographs taken across the globe during her travels.

"These photos are the works of a woman who staked her whole life on telling others stories and its time that someone tells hers," saidSamira Mohyeddin, the co-curator of the exhibition.

Zahra Kazemi was arrested in 2003 while taking pictures of grieving mothers outside of Irans Evin Prison.

For over a decade StephanKazemi has devoted his life to raising awareness about his mothers story.

In 2006, he filed a civil lawsuit seeking damages for her death.The Iranian government arguedit isimmune from prosecution in Canadian courts, but the case went to the Supreme Court of Canada on Dec.4, 2013.Kazemi is still waiting for the final decision.

"Its been 11 years of justice denied," he said. "When her story first hit the headlines there was outrage Now the headlines are not there and people are forgetting her story."

The exhibition will be on display at Banu, a restaurant and bar at777 Queen St. W.,until the court makes its decision.