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aaj sr

You make perfect sense. I also share your sentiments and your suspicions.

IRANdokht

Is he really arrested?

Why IRI arrest some one who was their allies?
He is not arrested (if we presume he is arrested) for freedom of expression, because he was not advocating anything against the regime, contrary, he was very loud and clear supporting Ahmadi Nejad and suppressing oppositions in and outside of Iran.

Did he really think he would be arrested?

First and foremost:
No one should be punished for "freedom of expression" including Derekhshan (who hurts and harmed so many people mostly by accusatory, lies and baseless rumors) and we should do our best to put enough pressures on IRI and through international community, NGOs asking for his release or make IRI to come forward and officially charge him with his alleged crime and according to international and Iranian laws allow him to select his lawyer and subsequently allow him visitation.

I agree with JJ about his comment here, but how do you distinguished and draw the line if someone spreading false rumors, using smear tactics, put others lives in danger or ruining their reputation? IS THIS considered "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION?.Someone who plays with prestige and social respect of innocent people specially those who are fighting IRI for their despicable oppression and atrocities? Are we categorizing such acts as freedom of expression? then what's a difference between Ahmdi Nejad's falsification, deceits and lies whenever he gives a speech in or outside of Iran, including infront of UN assembly?

Here; there are a few comments, observations and questions:

Derekhshan as a smart person, knew if he visited Israel and discuss it openly in his blogs he would be in trouble if he goes back to Iran, he knew his arrest was obvious to say the least, BUT, if he was not arrested what type of question you would have in your mind?. Granted he has used his Canadian passport to obtain entry visa to Israel, but boasting his achievement in his blog and his interviews with couple of Israelis news media, blasted all over the world, would not have gone unnoticed with IRI authorities. So how is it that such a smart person, who is familiar with these type of protocol made such a big mistake?

Derekhshan hurts many people , many of his accusations and attacks were brutal, unjustified, untrue and in many cases based on rumors and accusation ( some believe, being controversial, he wanted to get noticed ), he has taken that direction to be controversial but at the expense of hurting many innocent people. So, where do we draw the line of freedom of speech? This issue, as mentioned earlier does not mean he should not be free or have a meaningful open trial in court of justice. But again, his arrest has nothing to do with his writing.

Derekhshan openly defended Ahmadi Nejad's policies and a few of his articles published in Kayhan of Tehran, praising and supporting IRI's views, reflected as proof of legitimacy of IRI government, therefore, the question is why such a individual who A) was supportive of the government B) writes IRI supportive articles C) ridicule and unjustifiably, untruly, criticize many Iranian oppositions, (in and out side of Iran) should be arrested?

Final question: What is the difference between jailed activists (students, writers, blogers, women activist, reporters) and Derekhshan who supports the regime while having the luxury of being free and could have make a difference by his writing?.

Whom should we support and create petition for?

Assuming, soon we have our freedom in Iran, are we giving amnesty to all or are we creating court of justice for those who helped the regime?

Final: Am I suspicious about the whole things? you bet, I am.

Release hossein derakhshan

I never like the guy and his view ,but he sould be released immidiately.

حمایت از آزادی بیان

امضای طومار حمایت از آزادی حسین درخشان

سهند شمس اسحاقی

بیست و نهم-آذرماه-87

بلاگ ادرس:

www.sahandshams.blogspot.com

just a little foozooli

Farrad02 aziz, isn't your comment on the first page?

To: Jahanshah Javid

Jahanshah jan,

For the God-knows how manyieth time, please stop the practice of deleting people's comments for no good reason! I posted a simple, one sentence comment here to simply add my voice to this drive and ask for the freedom of Hoder. 

Why would someone delete my comment?

Can you please explain the reason?

Hoder

May 27, 2008 10:18 AM
'Persepolis' Reduces Iran to Black and White
Marjane Satrapi's film, Persepolis must have made George Bush and his new ally, Nicolas Sarokzy, quite happy. After all, despite Satrapi's rhetoric against the two leaders, her film's core argument is one that Bush and Sarkozy have long been busy constructing: the evil state versus the wonderful people.

Aesthetically, Persepolis is a refreshing and beautiful black-and-white animation, but it is also built on a black-and-white viewpoint of Iran.

The above comment was written by HD about Persepolis. He has also slandered and badmouthed every single person who has defended the cause of freedom and human rights in Iran. A few weeks in detention in ward number 209 of Evin might not be a bad idea so he can feel what others have gone through. Hossein Derakhshan must take responsiblity for his actions and words. Because of his slanders a lot of good people were jailed. Where is our responsiblity towards them?

sign

sign

لطفا اسم من را هم در لیست قرار بدهید...سپاسگزارم

با تشکر از شما برای این تلاش...

من هم از این حرکت پشتیبانی میکنم و خواهش میکنم اسم من را هم در لیست قرار بدهید

man ham mahkoom mikonam

man ham mahkoom mikonam

Would you please add my name

Would you please add my name too?

Farnaz Seifi

He is detained? His human and civil rights denied?

This is a joke, right? How do you know he is detained and his human and civil rights denied? And why would it be? Why would IRI detain one of its most avid supporters? Prisoners of conscience in 60’s in iran know well these IRI tactics of giving credibility to their moles for later use. Last time I checked, IRI denies freedom of expression and civil rights to its opposition, not those supporting it. you don’t know if his is detained or why he has been detained, certainly it wasn’t because of his opposition to IRI.

This petition is an insult to every iranian in Pursuit of human rights and freedom, taking them for bunch of fools. This is an insult to all those students who stood in 17 azar asking for freedom and removal of dictatorship in Iran by risking their neck.

As far as I am concerned this aghazadeh Hoder is guilty of treason. Even in most advanced democracies, treason and siding with interests of enemies of your nation are punished heavily and not treated as "freedom of expression", especially in times when the nation is invaded and being ravaged by its most notorious sworn enemies for 30 years. Instead of wasting your time and ours on this imposter, write a petition for those really detained for opposing the IRI dictatorship and risking their lives for establishment of democracy and human rights in our country.

In defense of 70 million Iranians detained and denied of their human and civil rights by IRI and supported and cheered by those like Hoder, I say this petition is an outrage.

Information for intelligence and propaganda purposes.

I remember reading about this guy's visit to Israel. From what I now read about him and his mode of behavior, I doubt he is being tortured or maltreated. Most probably they are questioning him to extract all the information (and misinformation) that they can. The kind that can be used for intelligence and propaganda purposes afterwards.

free my fellow blogger

I am writing you from Afghanistan to support Hossein Derakhshan, Please add me to the list of his supporters too

آرادی حسین درخشان

هرچند با نظرات و تحلیلهای حسین درخشان به شدت مخالفم..
ولی متعقدم آزادی حق مسلم اوست
آزادش کنید تا به چرند گقتن خود ادامه بدهد / باکی نیست / آزادی حسین درخشان و دیگر عزیزان در بند بدور از تهدید و ارعاب حق مسلم انسانی او ودیگران است
آزادش کنید

Signed.

Thanks to Iranian.com and etc. ;)

Use the Law, Luke

حسین درخشان و همه ی وبلاگ نویس های زندانی را آزاد کنید

آزادی بیان حقی است که هر انسانی در لحظه تولد با خود دارد و کسی حق ندارد از او بگیرد

Isn't is sad that we cannot

Isn't is sad that we cannot even be free on a virtual space?

Sport

I will do soppor him and also the others whom are gailed because of speaking for freedom.

Against contravention of human rights

Youness Alvandi

//www.younessa.com/

I sign it. thanks

I sign it. thanks

add my name too

I'm in

I'm in,

I'm in,

free jailed writer

as a journalist in america and on behalf of journalists everywhere who use their calling to bring truth to power: free hoder now.

Thanks a lot for taking the

Thanks a lot for taking the initiative to do this.

kindly add my name too, i published the letter in my blog.

Shadi Ramez

//measer-pear.blogspot.com/

add my sign

Taha Bazri
//www.bazri.com/

Our Right to be Free

Humankind was born free. Don't let anyone take that right away from us.
I request for immediate release of Mr. Derakhshan.

سفیر انگلیس

دفتر سفیر انگلیس در تهران،
12 ماه شعبان

این جوان ایرانی در بند کوچکترین خطری برای منافع انگلیس در مستعمره ایران ندارد.

نظر به آنکه کلیه دستگیری ها، آدم ربائی ها، دار زدنها و غیره با اطلاع مستقیم سفیر انگلیس در ایران اتفاق میافتد، لذا ما مقرر میداریم که بر اساس قوانین مندرج در اساسنامه سازمان ملل متحد درمورد اداره مستعمرات کشورهای بد بخت گرفتار انگلیس این جوان بیگناه زندانی آزاد گردد و به کشور دیگری تبعید شود.

In Support of

In defense of our inviolable rights of freedom of speech and travel, I would appreciate to have me added to the list.