A Doctor Dies………..
“Websites allied to Iran's opposition have raised questions over the death of a doctor who claimed post-election protesters were tortured in prison. Conflicting reports on Wednesday over the death of Ramin Pourandarjani, who died earlier in the month, raised concerns that the doctor had been killed. Pourandarjani was the only doctor working at Tehran's Kahrizak facility, which was used to keep a large number of demonstrators arrested during protests over Iran's August election. Several protesters held there died in custody. Pourandarjani worked at the facility once a week as part of his mandatory military service. His death on November 10 was first reported by the opposition and later confirmed by Iranian authorities. But recent reports on opposition websites have suggested the doctor was killed because he knew the conditions of a number of alleged torture victims at the prison, including Mohsen Rouhalamini, the son of a prominent political figure………. “ Aljazeera
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