Sattar Beheshti
Seyyed Sattar Beheshti | |
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| سید ستار بهشتی | |
| 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 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, 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.