A Tehran court has closed the case against the interrogator accused of murdering blogger Sattar Beheshti, determining it was not murder but rather “quasi-murder.” Gohar Eshghi, Beheshti’s mother, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that she is protesting the court’s decision to dismiss the murder charges in the case of her […]
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Prison doctor arrested after probing blogger’s death
Reza Heydarpour, the Evin Prison physician who prepared the report on the death of jailed blogger Sattar Beheshti in custody, has been arrested, according to the exiles activist website. The report indicates that on Monday November 4, Heydarpour was arrested by the ministry of intelligence as he left Evin Prison. The report adds that […]
New documents said to reveal cause of blogger’s death
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reports that the family of deceased blogger Sattar Beheshti claims it has learned of new documents that prove his death was caused by “brain and internal haemorrhage.” The Campaign reported on Wednesday November 7 that one year after the death of the jailed blogger, the family […]
Sattar Beheshti’s Mother: All Efforts Focused on Protecting Murderer
Sattar Beheshti’s mother told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the indictment issued for her son’s prison death case for “quasi-intentional murder” was unexpected. “We’re really disappointed with the indictment. Up until the time the indictment was issued, every time we saw Mr. Shahriari, the case’s Investigative Judge, in the meetings […]
Dead blogger’s mother implores UN chief for help
On the occasion of President Hassan Rohani’s trip to New York, Gohar Eshghi, the mother of Sattar Beheshti, the jailed blogger who died while in custody, has written to the UN Secretary General to urge the Iranian president to push for a fair investigation of her son’s case. Saham News reports that the letter […]
Beheshti lawyer to fight “involuntary” manslaughter charge
Close to a year after jailed blogger Sattar Beheshti died in custody, the accused in the case has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. The website Tasnim reports that Giti Pourfazel, the Beheshti family’s attorney, announced on Friday August 30 that she had just found out about the charge and is planning to protest the […]
Prisoners protest transfer of witness in Beheshti case
Forty-four Iranian political prisoners at Evin Prison have issued a statement protesting the transfer of Abolfazl Abedini to Ahwaz Prison in southern Iran, calling for his immediate return. The Kaleme Website reports that the signatories have denounced the actions against Abedini and described them as a reaction to his efforts to support the investigations into […]
Witness in Beheshti case transferred once more
Iranian political prisoner Abolfazl Abedini was once again transferred from Tehran to Ahwaz Prison on Saturday July 27. The Jaras Website reports that as Abedini was being taken away, the prisoners protested against the actions of the authorities by chanting “Death to Dictator!” Earlier this week, another political prisoner, Ali Nazeri, was transferred from […]
Dead blogger’s mother says officials silencing lawyer
The mother of Sattar Beheshti, the blogger who died five days after his arrest by Tehran Cyber Police, says the Ministry of Intelligence has made their lawyer, Giti Pourfazel, sign a pledge never to speak about the Beheshti case with the media. Gohar Eshghi, the mother of the deceased blogger, has filed a suit […]
Sattar Beheshti’s Aggressor Could Still Be Prosecuted
The Head of the Iranian Medical Examiner’s Office said on Tuesday, July 9, that according to his organization’s final report, the blows dealt to blogger Sattar Beheshti during his interrogation were not fatal and could not have caused his death, Mehr News Agency reported. Dr. Ahmad Shojaee also told Mehr that in the Medical […]