Iran: A blogger was sentenced to five months in prison

Posted 20 December 2008 11:41 GMT

Countries	Iran
Topics	Freedom of Speech, Governance, Digital Activism

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According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and several iran based blogs Esmail Jafari, an Iranian blogger and journalist based in the southwestern city of Bushehr, was sentenced to five months in prison on 6 December on charges of “anti-government publicity” and “disseminating information abroad.” He is still free pending the outcome of an appeal.

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