Case of Reza Valizadeh

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2007.12.03

http://www.roozonline.com/

Shahram Rafizadeh journalist and blogger, himself accused number one
blogger in the "case file of blogger" in the past in Iran , In a report in Roozonline about the case of Reza Valizadeh, wrote:

"Reza Valizadeh who was arrested last Wednesday with a complaint by
the government, on Saturday evening was transfered from Evin prison to
Ghazal Hesar prison and was left in a cell with drug addicts.This
journalist and blogger was arrested because of his report about
president's office buying four german dogs worth of 600 million Tuman to add his protection team.It was noticed under supervision of agents from inside the prison, he has removed the reports from his blog and instead he wrote an explanation."
Nima Valizadeh the brother of this journalist in speaking with Etemad Melli newspaper said: "On the morning of Saturday in following the case of my brother ,i arrived at the court and the officials at court told me; they didn't accept the property document provided by the family to bail him out, because of the lean on the property."
He added: " suddenly on saturday and without informing the family, Reza was transfered from Evin to Ghazal hesar prison and was left in the drug addicts cell."

Shahram Rafizadeh said : "The other things that happened is that : during the last three years the interrogators also learnt internet and how to write the blog."
Last Wednesday night while Reza was still in prison, the report about the dogs was removed from his blog and a note as " explanation on a report" was published in his blog the " Station".
The explanation says: The report about the team protecting the president had different reaction and a simple report suddenly become an argumental issue. Despite of different and sometimes paradoxial opinion on every report, this report also become a pretext for criticizing presidents deeds."
or: " Some of the media run by groups that are anti-system, foreign radio's and websites and blogs that are critical to Ahmadinejad, abused the report and made a big issue from an unimportant thing to destroy the president and because of this,i removed the reoport from my blog." said the explanation.
Reza valizadeh is 32 years old.In his blog he said :" My intention from that report was just to inform the public. In my whole life as a journalist,i never worked in political section and i always worked as reporter of literature and art..."
Reza valizadeh's other website " Baznegar " is also became out of reach.

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