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Sunday, February 12, 2006




Sunday Feb. 12, 2006
News in brief- Iran Emrooz online reporting from "Rooz " :
Picture of Arash Sigarchi

The brother of Arsh Sigarchi (The journalist and blogger) lost his life in an accident!
The brother of Arash Sigarchi ( the imprisoned journalist and blogger ), the other day after meeting with him in a prison in the city of Rasht and on his way returning to Tehran lost his life in a car accident .

"Ashkan " the younger brother of Arash Sigarchi, who was serving his compulsary military service , left Tehran for the city of Rasht to meet his brother in prison and to get the" power of attorny" from him to follow up his case and to protest his brother's detention .After meeting with Arash in " Lakan " prison in the city of Rasht and while having the "power of attorny" document signed by Arash in his possesion , on his way to Tehran lost his life in a car accident.

Arash Sigarchi the imprisoned blogger was arrested in 2005. The primary court sentenced him to 14 years imprisonment, he was released after paying 100 Million Tuman ( 1 CAN $= 800 Tuman = 125000 ) as bail for lesser sentence, which then by the appeal court it was reduced to three years imprisonment.Three weeks ago Arash Sigarchi after arriving to Gilan judiciary to recieve his sentences was arrested again and was transfered to a prison in Rasht.

A year ago when many blogger were arrested by the order of Mr. Mortazavi ( the Tehran public prosecutor) , after release they have said ; Mr. Mortazavi threatened them if they dont follow his order either they themselves or their family members will lose their lives by planned accident .

IRAN WATCH CANADA :It is needed to say that Mr. Mortazavi is one of the main suspect in the death of Iranian - Canadian photo journalist Zahra Kazemi.
IRAN WATCH CANADA express its condolence and sympathy to Arash Sigarchi and his family members.

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translated by IRAN WATCH CANADA
Link to this news in Farsi:
http://www.iran-emrooz.net/index.php?/news2/more/6860/

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