Iran: “Blogger sentenced to 15 years”

Posted 10 October 2010 7:16 GMT

Countries	Iran
Topics	Freedom of Speech, Governance, Protest, Politics, Digital Activism

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Iranian blogger Hossein Maleki Ronaghi has been reportedly sentenced to 15 years in prison. Hussein Rongah Melki (also known as “Babak Khoramdin”) was one of the key cyberactivists behind Iran Proxy against web filtering. He used to blog about human rights and civil society.

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[...] Maleki Ronaghi 's life is in danger and he needs urgent medical care. Hossein Maleki Ronaghi has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Hussein Rongah Melki (also known as “Babak Khoramdin”) was one of the key [...]

# 26 January 2011, 17:33 pm
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# 26 January 2011, 17:35 pm
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