This, in the Times (£), needs more publicity: The family of an Iranian blogger who was taken into custody last week confirmed yesterday that he had died under torture.
After three days of torment, during which prison officials refused to confirm whether he was alive or dead, relatives of Sattar Beheshti, 35, were given only an hour’s notice yesterday to assemble at his graveside before he was buried. [Mick Hartley] Read more
