Saturday, August 6, 2011

Iran –Political Prisoner Tortured for Writing to UN Human Rights Rapporteur

Iran –Political Prisoner Tortured for Writing to UN Human Rights Rapporteur

clipped from article:

Human rights Activists in Iran also reported on 3 August that a blogger by the name of Fereidoun Seidi Rad has been sentenced to three years of prison at Tehran Revolutionary Court. He was a member of Mehdi Karroubi’s staff during the 2009 elections. He is accused of being a blogger and participation in Ayatollah Montazeriy’s funeral and also participation in 27 December, 2009 protests. [read more at link]

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