Seyyed Sattar Beheshti | |
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| سید ستار بهشتی | |
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| Born | August 23, 1977 |
| Died | November 3, 2012 (aged 35) |
| Cause of death | Torture by the Iranian government and police |
| Occupation | Iranian blogger |
Seyyed Sattar Beheshti (Persian: سید ستار بهشتی) was an Iranian blogger who died under suspicious and unclear circumstances[1] in early November 2012, several days after being arrested by the Iranian Cyber Police unit for criticizing the government of the Islamic Republic on Facebook,[2] and after making a signed complaint of being tortured while in custody. His reported death has drawn international condemnation and led to the dismissal of the commander of Iran's cybercrimes police unit.[3]
- ^ "Sattar Beheshti". Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Iran accused of torturing blogger to death". The Guardian. 8 November 2012.
- ^ Head of Tehran’s Cybercrimes Unit Is Fired Over Death of Blogger| By THOMAS ERDBRINK| nytimes.com| 1 December 2012