Reporters Without Borders posted the following on their website.¬† The exact cause of Omid’s death is not clear, but it is some additional and more detailed information.

His lawyer, Mohamed Ali Dadkhah, was informed of the blogger‚Äôs death by a doctor, Hesem Firozi, who is himself imprisoned. The young blogger had been depressed and no longer able to cope with prison conditions. The doctor said, ‚ÄúThe death of this young blogger is entirely due to a failure to provide assistance.‚Äù Omidreza Mirsayafi had been devastated at the prison authorities‚Äô refusal to allow him permission to leave the prison…

Most of the articles on Mirsayafi’s blog were about traditional Persian music and about culture. After his conviction, he told Reporters Without Borders, “I am a cultural and not a political blogger. Of all the articles I have posted online, only two or three were satirical. I did not mean to insult anyone.” His blog, Rooznegaar, is no longer accessible.

In a recent email to Reporters Without Borders, Mirsayafi spoke about his distress: “I am worried. The problem is not my sentence of two years in prison. But I am a sensitive person. I will not have the energy to live in prison. I want everything to be like it was before. I want to resume my normal life and continue my studies.”