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Iran: Blogger's Jail Sentence Reduced to 17 Years

Written byFarid

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Translation posted 11 November 2013 20:48 GMT

The “Justice for Hossein Derakhshan” blog announced on October 16, 2013 that Iranian authorities have reduced the jail sentence of Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan (also known as “Hoder”) to 17 years from 19.5 years. Derakhshan was arrested on November 1, 2008.

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