Iran: Iranian blogger, Mirsayafi was jailed

Posted 7 February 2009 14:16 GMT

Countries	Iran
Topics	Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Religion, Politics

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OmidReza Mirsayafi, an Iranian blogger and journalist was jailed on Saturday.Read more here and here.

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[...] 3:15 p.m. Reports that another Iranian blogger, Omid Reza Mirsayafi, has been jailed. [...]

# 7 February 2009, 15:20 pm
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[...] All of us have our share from this freedom. If you are a blogger, you may become like Mirsayafi, a prisoner in Evin or like Mojatba Lotif, a prisoner in Qom. If you are a teacher like Farzad [...]

# 16 February 2009, 22:21 pm
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[...] amin'ny atao hoe fahafahana. Raha mpitoraka bilaogy ianao dia tokony hitovy amin'i Mirsayafi izay migadra any Evin na tahaka an'i Mojatba Lotif, migadra any Qom. Raha mpampianatra [...]

# 17 February 2009, 14:27 pm
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[...] Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, who had been sentenced to 30 months prison for insulting Islamic Republic Leaders last month, died in prsion today.Human Rights Activists in Iran site says[fa] the reason for his death has not been announced but he was in very bad psychological condition. Cancel this reply [...]

# 18 March 2009, 19:17 pm

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