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Iran: Students support Tavancheh, a leftist student

Friday, July 11th, 2008 @ 17:55 UTC

by Hamid Tehrani

Countries:: Iran
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Cyber-Activism, Education, Protest, Politics

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إيران: الطلاب يدعمون الطالب اليساري تفانشه...

Abed Tavancheha, an Iranian leftist student and blogger, was sentenced to 8 months prison for his political activities. He has less than 3 weeks to request an appeal. More than 100 students signed a petition in Sos Tavancheh to support this leftist student.

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# 2008-07-12 at 0:33 am
John Maszka

I commend your efforts. We are praying for him.

# 2008-07-12 at 16:20 pm

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[...] Abed Tavancheh, an Iranian leftist student and blogger, was sentenced recently to eight months imprisonment for his political activities, with a chance to request an [...]

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