Siamak Ghaderi worked as an editor and reporter for Iran's official news agency IRNA 18 years.
10 Facts About Siamak Ghaderi
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Siamak Ghaderi took a job with the Kalame website in order to cover the protest events at Hafte Tir Square and other election news.
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Siamak Ghaderi lost his job after the election, and then started to protest on the streets.
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Siamak Ghaderi was warned not to report what was happening on his personal blog.
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In 2007, Siamak Ghaderi rebutted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's claim that there were no homosexuals in Iran.
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Siamak Ghaderi then set up his own blog, called IRNA-ye maa, which became his outlet for the street protests and other stories for the 2009 presidential election that were not getting published by IRNA.
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Siamak Ghaderi's blog was blocked by authorities before he was detained.
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Siamak Ghaderi was convicted three months after his arrest but was held in the Ward 209 for nine months.
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Siamak Ghaderi's said his mouth kept filling up with blood.
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Siamak Ghaderi family looked all over the city for him, in local hospitals and even morgues.