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Iran:Derakhshan sentenced to 19.5 years in prison

Posted 28 September 2010 11:49 GMT

Written byFred Petrossian

Countries	Iran
Topics	Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Politics, Digital Activism

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· Iran : Hossein Derakhshan condamné à 19 ans et demi de prison

According to [fa] Mashregh News Hossein Derakhshan, Iranian jailed blogger, was sentenced to 19.5 years in prison. Read more here.

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