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Mohammad Beheshti

Rights lawyer Nasreen Stoudeh with Sattar Beheshti's mother at a memorial event for the murdered blogger.

A blogger’s death is a reminder of the political repression going on in Iran today

Conflict & Justice

With many focused around the world on the talks over Iran’s nuclear program, some human rights activists, friends, and family members gathered to remember Sattar Beheshti, an Iranian blogger allegedly tortured to death while in prison.

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