Fred Petrossian

Contributor profile · 71 posts · joined 24 January 2008

I am a Europe based Iranian journalist, blogger and researcher. I joined Global Voices in summer 2005 and I used farid pouya and hamid tehrani as nicknames. I have been Iran Editor of Global Voices since 2006. I have also been involved with several digital projects such as Digiactive and March 18 Movement [Think Social award 2009]. I co edited and co wrote “Hope, Votes and Bullets” book about Iran's protest movement and social media. At present I am working in Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty (Radio Farda) in Prague. Twitter: @fredpetrossian

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4 January 2012

Will Iran Soon Have Its Own “Clean Internet”?

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran, Middle East & North Africa

The Iranian regime may be losing its battle to filter content on the internet, but meanwhile it is trying news things - from slowing down internet speeds, to developing a so-called "national internet" or "clean internet".

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22 December 2011

Iran: Blogger May Face Death Penalty

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran

Several bloggers and news sites reported [fa] that Mohammad Reza Pour Shajari, a jailed blogger , may face charge of ‘Waging War Against God' (moharebeh). A death sentence can be...

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18 December 2011

Iran: Jailed blogger stopped his hunger strike

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran

Several sites reported [fa] that Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, Iranian jailed blogger stopped his hunger strike after about one week.Hossein is serving a 15 year prison sentence in the security ward...

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15 December 2011

Iran: Jailed blogger on hunger strike

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran

Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, jailed blogger, is on hunger strike [fa] over his jail's conditions. Hossein is serving a 15 year prison sentence in the security ward of Evin Prison.

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18 August 2011

Iran: A blogger was beaten up in jail

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran

Human rights activists say [fa] Hossein Maleki Ronaghi, a jailed blogger, was beaten up in prison, after writing a letter to Iran's judicary authorities, by a guard and sent to...

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16 August 2011

Iran: Blogger Freed After 25-day Hunger Strike

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran

Dr. Mehdi Khazali, a blogger, publisher and son of a leading conservative cleric and former Council of Guardians member, Ayatollah Khazali, was released on bail from prison on Sunday after...

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18 July 2011

Iran: Mehdi Khazali, a publisher and blogger was arrested

Written by Fred Petrossian · Iran

Mehdi Khazali, a publisher and blogger was arrested. He is son of a leading right-wing cleric and former Counsel of Guardians member, Ayatollah Khazali.

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