Iran's 'Blogfather' Loses Appeal Against Prison Sentence
Radio Free Europe Liberty / Radio Free Europe
08-Jun-2011 (one comment)

An Iranian appeals court has upheld a 19 1/2-year jail term for Iranian Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan, his family has told RFE/RL's Radio Farda.

Derakhshan has also been banned from being a member of a journalistic or political organization for five years.

Derakhshan, known as Iran's "Blogfather" for helping popularize blogging in Iran, was convicted over his 2006 visit to Israel and his writings.

Charges against him include working with hostile governments, propaganda against the state, and insulting religious sanctities.

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Simorgh5555

Now do you understand Hossein Jan?

by Simorgh5555 on Wed Jun 08, 2011 02:26 PM PDT

After all your your calls for rapprochment with the IR now do you understand the nature of this evil regime? I hope you spend your time in prison thinking and regretting your naivetry before you are released. 


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