Iran Admits Protester Was Beaten to Death

First official acknowledgment of post-election state violence
By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 1, 2009 7:09 AM CDT
Iran Admits Protester Was Beaten to Death
Dozens of opposition activists and protesters are still standing trial in Tehran's Revolutionary Court for allegedly plotting to topple the ruling Islamic system.   (AP Photo/Fars News Agency,Hasan Ghaedi)

A man arrested in the upheaval following Iran's presidential election was beaten to death in jail, Iranian media reported yesterday—offering the first official acknowledgment that a detained protester died after the disputed vote. Officials had originally said the man died of an illness, but a coroner's report said he suffered "repeated blows and severe physical injuries." The death took place at the notorious Kahrizak prison, which Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has since ordered closed.
(More Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stories.)

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