Iranian Journalist Given ‘Long Jail Term’

April 7, 2010 · Posted in general · Comment

The mother of Iranian journalist and human rights activist Abolfazl Abedini says he has been sentenced to 11 years in jail, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.

Abedini, a member of the nongovernmental organization Human Rights Activists in Iran, was arrested on March 3 in the southwestern city of Ahvaz after his home was raided.

His family said he was beaten by members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps as he was taken away.

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Watchdog Calls For Answers On Anniversary Of Iran Journalist’s Death

March 18, 2010 · Posted in general · Comment

The Paris-based media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders, has asked for a full investigation into the case of Omidreza Mirsayafi, an Iranian journalist and blogger who died in prison one year ago, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.

On March 18, 2009, Mirsayafi died in Tehran’s Evin prison. Prison authorities said he committed suicide by overdosing on sedative tablets.

Mirsayafi was serving a two-year sentence for insulting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in his personal weblog.

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