Mr Beheshti reportedly complained of being threatened the day before his arrest
...Sattar Beheshti, 35, was arrested (click here) in his home on October 30, rights groups said, after receiving death threats due to his anti-government blog. He died in custody, possibly as a result of torture, Amnesty International said in a statement last week.
On Sunday, deputy parliament speaker Mohammad Hassan Abu-Torabi Fard said a special committee would investigate Beheshti's death, according to the Mehr news agency.
"The national security and foreign policy committee of Parliament has investigated this topic and has formed a committee in this regard," Abu-Torabi Fard was quoted as saying by Mehr.
Conservative and outspoken lawmaker Ahmad Tavakoli, who represents Tehran, criticized Iran's judiciary for being silent on Beheshti's death....
Iran has withdrawn from Non-Proliferation talks begun in 2010. Unfortunately, Iranian politically moderate citizens were viewed by the First World as a hope for the country. It would seem as though the hope for Iran is being removed from its citizenry. I hope this is not a growing trend with the Iranian government.
...The meeting — to be held in Helsinki, Finland, by year's end (click here) — was on shaky ground since it was agreed to in 2010 by the 189 member nations of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Its key sponsors were the U.S., Russia and Britain, but they said such as meeting was only possible if all countries — especially Israel —agreed to attend....
Iran has withdrawn from Non-Proliferation talks begun in 2010. Unfortunately, Iranian politically moderate citizens were viewed by the First World as a hope for the country. It would seem as though the hope for Iran is being removed from its citizenry. I hope this is not a growing trend with the Iranian government.
...The meeting — to be held in Helsinki, Finland, by year's end (click here) — was on shaky ground since it was agreed to in 2010 by the 189 member nations of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Its key sponsors were the U.S., Russia and Britain, but they said such as meeting was only possible if all countries — especially Israel —agreed to attend....
