Iran must immediately investigate blogger’s death in custody

Headline Title:  Iran must immediately investigate blogger’s death in custody 08 November 2012 The Iranian authorities must investigate the circumstances that led to the death of a blogger in detention in the capital Tehran, Amnesty International urged amid reports he was tortured in custody. Sattar Beheshti, 35, was arrested by men believed to be from Iran’s Cyber Police on 30 October at his home in Robat Karim, southwest of Tehran. On Tuesday 6 November his family members were told to collect his body from Tehran’s Kahrizak detention facility, and he was buried the following day.…

© Amnestie Internationale - vendredi 9 novembre 2012