Iranian Blogger Dies in Prison 2.62K Pareene 03/20/09 12:53PM Filed to: bloggers in peril bloggers in peril Death Bloggers Iran Human Rights Kinda makes your problems seem kinda petty, right? Iranian blogger Omidreza Mirsayafi died in prison on Wednesday. He was in jail for insulting Iran's leaders. Authorities claim he committed suicide. That is probably a lie.