The Guardian

Submitted by M. - on Tue, June 30th, 2009 - 02:28am

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The Guardian: guardian.co.uk, formerly known as Guardian Unlimited, is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. It contains nearly all of the content of the newspapers The Guardian and The Observer, as well as a substantial body of web-only work produced by its own staff, including a rolling news service.

Stories from The Guardian

Arrested, beaten and raped: an Iran protester's tale

Submitted by M. - on Thu, July 2nd, 2009 - 08:21pm

The Guardian

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Afshin, a shopkeeper from south-west Iran, alleges that one of his friends was beaten and repeatedly raped after being arrested at an opposition rally after last month's disputed election. He gave this account to Esfandiar Poorgiv, a journalist and academic. It is published here as part of the Guardian's project to trace those killed and detained during the unrest. The Guardian has been unable to independently verify the account

Their Faces

Submitted by M. - on Tue, June 30th, 2009 - 02:29am

The Guardian

Tuesday, June 30, 2009