Iran: Blogger sentenced to prison

Posted 16 December 2008 22:50 GMT

Categories: Iran, News

Several Iranian news sites such as Amir Kabir [fa], a student site, reported Omid Reza MirSyafi, Iranian blogger and journalist, was sentenced to 36 months prison. He was accused of insulting Iranian religious leaders and doing propaganda against Islamic Republic.

Written by Fred Petrossian
Posted 16 December 2008 22:50 GMT ·

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[...] the contents of his blog. The usual suspects covered the story: Global Voices Advocacy immediately issued a statement, then provided a followup piece detailing the arrests of other Iranian bloggers over the years. [...]

# 22 December 2008, 3:34 pm
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[...] the contents of his blog. The usual suspects covered the story: Global Voices Advocacy immediately issued a statement, then provided a followup piece detailing the arrests of other Iranian bloggers over the years. [...]

# 8 March 2009, 5:53 am