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In defense of free speech
18-Dec-2008
We, the undersigned, view the circumstances surrounding the Iranian authorities' arrest of Hossein Derakhshan (hoder.com), one of the most prominent Iranian bloggers, as extremely worrying. Derakhshan's disappearance, detention at an unknown location, lack of access to his family and attorneys, and the authorities' failure to provide clear information about his potential charges is a source of concern for us.
The Iranian blogging community is one of the largest and most vibrant in the world. From ordinary citizens to the President, a diverse and large number of Iranians are engaged in blogging. These bloggers encompass a wide spectrum of views and perspectives, and they play a vital role in open discussions of social, cultural and political affairs.
Unfortunately, in recent years, numerous websites and blogs have been routinely blocked by the authorities, and some bloggers have been harassed or detained. Derakhshan's detention is but the latest episode in this ongoing saga and is being viewed as an attempt to silence and intimidate the blogging community as a whole.
Derakhshan's own position regarding a number of prisoners of conscience in Iran has been a source of contention among the blogging community and has caused many to distance themselves from him. This, however, doesn't change the fact that the freedom of expression is sacred for all not just the ones with whom we agree.
We therefore categorically condemn the circumstances surrounding Derakhshan's arrest and detention and demand his immediate release.
Arash Abadpour
//kamangir.net/
Mohammad Afrasiabi
//amoo-arvand.blogspot.com/
Nazanin Afshin-Jam
//www.nazanin.ca/
Niki Akhavan
//benevis-dige.blogspot.com/
Pouya Alagheband
//fromvan.persianblog.ir/
Asdollah Alimohammadi
//www.mebaily.com/
Youness Alvandi
//www.younessa.com/
Anahita Aloocheh Khanoom
//aloochehkhanoom.blogspot.com/
Mehrdad Aref-Adib
//www.aref-adib.com
Bahare
//2khtarekhorshid.com/
Hossein Bagher Zadeh
//iranian.com/main/blog/hossein-bagher-zadeh
Bahram
//letrepersan.wordpress.com/
Banadfsheh
//banafsheh192.blogfa.com/
Qumars Bolourchian
//iranian.com/main/blog/q
Taha Bazri
//www.bazri.com/
Mani Behrouz
//mpahlavi.blogspot.com/
Behdad Borbdar
//parakandeham.blogspot.com/
Deserter
//deserter.wordpress.com/
Sanam Dolatshahi
//www.khorshidkhanoom.com/
The flying dutchman
//silisia1983.blogfa.com/
Mohammad Ali Entezari
//kallesangi.blogspot.com/
David Etebari
//peyvast.blog.com/
Fereshteh Ghazi
//www.fereshteh.blogfa.com/
Hossein Ghazian
//www.daal.ir/
Armin Gilehmard
//gilehmard.blogspot.com/
Farhad Heyrani
//farhadheyrani.blogspot.com/
Bamdad Irani
//bamdadi.com/
IranWrites
//iranian.com/main/blog/iranwrites
Sadegh Jam
//blognevesht.com/
Mehdi Jami
//sibestaan.malakut.org/
Jahanshah Javid
//iranian.com/main/blog/jahanshah-javid
Navid K
//www.livebee.wordpress.com/
Sadegh Kabeer
//www.eterazonline.com/
Sohrab Kabuli
//www.kabuli.org/
Darius Kadivar
//iranian.com/main/blog/darius-kadivar
Abdee Kalantari
//www.nilgoon.org
Sheema Kalbasi
//www.zaneirani.blogspot.com/
Mohammad Ali Kallesangi
//kallesangi.blogspot.com/
Nazli Kamvari
//sibiltala.blogspot.com/
Nazy Kaviani
//nazykaviani.blogspot.com/
Haji Kensington
//www.mibibi.com/
Yaser Kerachian
//vahid.blogspot.com
Naz Khatoun
//www.nazkhatoun.com/
Mani Khorsandi
//gapvgoft.blogspot.com/
Peyvand Khorsandi
//soulbean.wordpress.com/
Foaad Khosmood
//iranian.com/main/blog/foaad-khosmood
Nikahang Kowsar
//nikahang.blogspot.com/
Mardetanha
//mardetanha.blogspot.com/
Marjaneh
//marjaneh.blogsky.com/
Abbas Maroufi
//maroufi.malakut.org/
Mehran Mehrafshan
//xseer.com/
Omid Memarian
//omidmemarian.blogspot.com/
Seraj Mirdamadi
//www.roozneveshtha.com/
Pedram Moallemian
//www.eyeranian.net/
Ali Moayedian
//payvand.com/
Farhad Mortaz
//www.fmortaz.blogspot.com
Mostafa
//cafenaderi.wordpress.com/
Motevalled
//www.motevalled.blogspot.com/
Ebrahim Nabavi
//www.doomdam.com/
Babak Nabizadeh
//cloudy.blogsky.com/
Hadi Naseri
//hadinaseri.blogfa.com/
Masoome Naseri
//www.mimnoon.com/
Niloofar
//www.sunisblind.blogspot.com/
Partow Nooriala
//noorialapartow.blogfa.com/
Kaveh Nouraee
//iranian.com/main/blog/kaveh-nouraee
Zainolabedin Nourani
//nourani.blogfa.com/
Niloufar Parsi
//iranian.com/main/blog/niloufar-parsi
Shahrnush Parsipur
//www.shahrnushparsipur.com/
Farhad Radmehrian
//iranian.com/main/blog/farrad02
Ahmad Rafat
//rafat.malakut.org/
Fati Raja
//www.fatiraja.blogspot.com
Shadi Ramez
//measer-pear.blogspot.com/
Paris Rezaie
//www.excounty.blogspot.com
Khodadad Rezakhani
//www.vishistorica.com/
Arash Royayee
//www.dreamlandblog.com/
Farnaz Seifi
//farnaaz.org/
Cyrus Shahidi
//andishehblog.wordpress.com/
Sahand Shams
//www.sahandshams.blogspot.com/
Ari Siletz
//arisiletz.com/
Zan Zamini
//zamin4.blogfa.com/
Leva Zand
//balootak.com/
Zeitoon
//z8un.com/
Sameddin Ziaee
//sameddin-ziaee.blogspot.com/
Majid Zohari
//www.majidzohari.com/
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آزادی بیان برای همه
شاهین دلنشین (not verified)Mon Jan 05, 2009 09:41 AM PST
حتا برای حسینی که بهتره آزادانه! خودشو زودتر به مرده شور معرفی کنه تا کارنامه اش سیاه تر نشه
لطفا اسم من رو
شبنم (not verified)Fri Dec 26, 2008 03:37 PM PST
لطفا اسم من رو هم وارد کنيد
امضا
حسین قاضیان (not verified)Fri Dec 26, 2008 03:40 AM PST
با سلام
لطفاً اسم من رو هم در شمار امضا‌کنندگان درخواست آزادی حسین درخشان بگذارید.
free him
by honia (not verified) on Thu Dec 25, 2008 11:13 PM PSTfree him
Hosein Derakhshan
by Morteza paki (not verified) on Thu Dec 25, 2008 06:06 PM PSTFree Hosein Derakhshan
free him!
by the flying dutchman (not verified) on Thu Dec 25, 2008 01:31 PM PSTfree him!
Free Hossein Derakhshan
by Sadegh Jam (not verified) on Thu Dec 25, 2008 07:07 AM PSTPlease add my name!
I copy this letter in my blog:
//www.blognevesht.com/1387/10/05/free-hossein...
This is so dumb. SO DUMB.
by I Have a Crush on Alex Trebek on Thu Dec 25, 2008 06:21 AM PSTBut at the same time, it's very smart of Hossein. As an internet celebrity, he can bring lots of attention to these problems in Iran. This guy has always frustrated the hell out of me, even when he's in jail!
+1
by Ali Ziaee (not verified) on Wed Dec 24, 2008 09:53 AM PST+1
great idea
by Farahnaz (not verified) on Mon Dec 22, 2008 04:33 PM PSTfree, free Derakhshan.
derakhshan
by Shahed (not verified) on Mon Dec 22, 2008 04:04 PM PSTsalam
dar in mored mataleb jalebi inja neveshte shode://mikhandam.blogspot.com
dar mikhandam.blogspot.com dar mored derakhshan haghayeghi bayan shode ast
Just for freedom of speech
by Arash Royayee (not verified) on Mon Dec 22, 2008 02:25 PM PSTplz add me
Please refrain from grandstanding
by Q on Mon Dec 22, 2008 01:27 PM PSTMr. Javid,
Please add my name to the collection.
Qumars Bolourchian
//iranian.com/main/member/q
To all my fellow supporters, as someone who actually agreed with many things Hoder had to say, I have to urge extreme caution here.
Hossein always said that he intends to go back and serve his time. He knew this was a possiblity and talked about it. How come people missed it? Still that does not make it right, but let us not make this "petition" about ourselves and our beliefs, about what we are doing "EVEN for Derakhshan." Is this the place to promote yourself or to help someone who might need support?
Think about what would actually help Hoder, if that is the goal.
Add
by David ET on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:31 AM PSTNazanin Afshin-Jam has requested to be added to the list please:
www.nazanin.ca
Her letter about Hoder:
//iranian.com/main/node/51134
Free Hosein Derakhshan
by فرشته قاضی (not verified) on Mon Dec 22, 2008 07:11 AM PSTآقای جهانشاه عزیز
من دو بار کامنت گذاشته ام که اسمم را به لیست امضاها اضافه کنید
اما نه کامنت هایم را تایید کرده اید و نه اسمم در لیست هست
آزادی بیان برای همه
FatiRajaSun Dec 21, 2008 04:03 PM PST
لطفن نام مرا هم در لیست بگذارید.
www.fatiraja.blogspot.com
Freedom of Hossein Derakhshan
by farhad.mortaz on Sun Dec 21, 2008 03:14 PM PSTdespite of our political view, i will sign it too. Hossein must be free. Please add my name too.
Farhad Mortaz
Political Science student at University of Toronto
www.fmortaz.blogspot.com
Every Life is Sacred
by DW Duke on Sun Dec 21, 2008 01:41 PM PSTRegardless of whom he may have offended or even injured, he is a human being entitled to all of the rights of every other citizen of this earth. Every life is precious and every life is sacred.
Freedom for arrested blogger
by بهداد بردبار (not verified) on Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:19 PM PSTPlease add my name to the list.
For Solidarity and Freedom of Speech
by nazkhatoun (not verified) on Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:27 AM PSTPlease add my name, too just in the name of solidarity, freedom of speech, and freedom of critical thinkig!
Hossein Darakhshan
by Iraj Kaikavoosi (not verified) on Sun Dec 21, 2008 09:40 AM PSTI also support freedom of speech but I happen to have known Hossein Darakhshan. I think his deep sympathies are with the regime and view this incident as a play to gain notoriety for him. If it is proved that he is not an agent of the regime, I would feel like s fool. My main source of suspicion is his erratic behavior. Did he really think that he could travel to Israel and then to Iran without getting into trouble? I doubt it. Also I know that he had a very serious legal case against him in Canada and the U.S. because he had accoused one of the outspoken opponents of the regime as being an American agent. Mr. Darakhsan is a very intolerant person, to say the least. Or he was under orders to attack Mr. Khalaji who in turn took him to court.
The sudden trip to Iran may be related to this law suit. In the meantime, dubious elements who never raised a fingure when other people were imprisioned, tortured and killed in Iran are coming to his defence. I smell a rat!
In defense of free speech
by Mohammad Ali Entezari (not verified) on Sun Dec 21, 2008 09:11 AM PSTJust for support of freedom of speech. It is not supporting a person, it is about supporting an idea .
man ham hamrahe tamam
by banafsheh (not verified) on Sun Dec 21, 2008 09:10 AM PSTman ham hamrahe tamam dostanam khastare azadie drakhshan hastam.
Add me too
by Deserter (not verified) on Sun Dec 21, 2008 08:28 AM PSTمن رو هم اضافه کنید
Derakhshan
by Alireza Nourizadeh (not verified) on Sun Dec 21, 2008 07:47 AM PSTDerakhshan expressed his views ,nothing less nothing more, He should be released unconditionaly
Please add my name
by Ahmad Rafat (not verified) on Sun Dec 21, 2008 07:34 AM PSTPlease add my name
Ahmad Rafat
//rafat.malakut.org/
Hoder and IRI can go to hell
by Anonym (not verified) on Sat Dec 20, 2008 01:40 PM PSTIranian.com is an IRI tool and Hoder is an IRI tool. You both can go to hell. Down with The Iranian Regime and their stooges (iranian.com and hoder... etc) in the west.
Defender with no name
by Jahanshah Javid on Sat Dec 20, 2008 01:34 PM PSTZeitoon, I added your name as well as others who have chosen to remain anonymous. Those who initially signed this letter have all used their real names. The person you're defending has always used his real name. A letter like this is only effective if those who are supporting it are willing to stand up publicly. If not, nobody's going to take you seriously.
Free Hosein Derakhshan
by Zeitoon (not verified) on Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:38 PM PSTFree Hosein Derakhshan
(I posted it several times. I don't know why you haven't mentioned my name)
امضا
Navid K. (not verified)Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:40 AM PST
اگر ممکنه اسم من هم به این لیست اضافه کنید.