On July 2012, Abbas Khosravi Farsani, author of the blog “Noble Whispers,” was detained in Isfahan by the Revolutionary Guards’ Cyber Division. He left the country immediately after he was released on bail in late July. Farsani is now a resident of the United States.

Farsani, born on 1 March 1979, wrote for the “Noble Whispers” blog under the alias “Azad Azadeh,” and was also active on the website “Highest-Ranking” that was also closed down on 12 June 2012 by the Revolutionary Guards' Guards’ Cyber Division.

At the time of his arrest, Farsani was a doctoral student in Western philosophy at the University of Isfahan and a professor of philosophy at Payame Noor University in Fars. Khosravi was on the verge of defending his doctoral dissertation when he was expelled from university for teaching and writing a book and blogL “The Noble Whispers: A Critique of the Islamic Republic of Iran and jts Leaders.”

Khosravi was taken to Isfahan’s Central Intelligence Detention Center. He was interrogated and tortured for twenty days on charges such as acting against national security, insulting the leadership and membership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp and affiliated groups. Finally, in late July 2012, he was released on bail.

Shortly after his release, Khosravi fled the country through unofficial borders and now resides in Michigan, in the United States

Abbas Khosravi Farsani was a member of the Iranian Bloggers Association, a doctoral student (who is now banned from continuing his education), author, philosophy researcher, political activist, and author of the website “Fountain Pen.”