Countries:
Iran
Topics:
Freedom of Speech, Cyber-Activism, Governance, Human Rights, Religion

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.

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    # 2008-12-17 at 11:25 am

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    # 2008-12-24 at 14:55 pm

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    # 2009-02-7 at 14:16 pm

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