Bruce's MidEast Soundbites

Capturing the MidEast in short soundbites: poignant reflections by people who understand the complexities of the Middle East. My philosophy is: "less is more." You won't agree with everything that's here, but I'm confident you will find it interesting! Excepting the titles, my own comments are minimal. Instead I rely on news sources to string together what I hope is an interesting, politically challenging, non-partisan, non-ideological narrative.

Monday, October 04, 2010

19 years of Prison for Iranian "Blogfather"

Persian "Blogfather" Sentenced to 19 Years -Meris Lutz

Hossein Derakhshan [pictured], who started the first Persian-language blogs, has been sentenced to 19 1/2 years in prison on charges related to his writing and his visit to Israel, according to the Iranian website Mashreq News.

Derakhshan was arrested two years ago when he returned to Iran... In 2006, Derakhshan blogged about traveling to Israel using his Canadian passport.

(Los Angeles Times)
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Monday, October 04, 2010

19 years of Prison for Iranian "Blogfather"

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