Iran imprisons 'blogfather' for anti-state activities

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Iran imprisons 'blogfather' for anti-state activities

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Iran imprisons 'blogfather' for anti-state activities

Hossein Derakhshan, known as 'Hoder' online, given 19 years for charges of inciting anti-government feeling/ A woman at an internet cafe in Tehran. Iran has a huge number of bloggers, but there are restrictions over what they can write. Photograph: Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images The Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan, a beacon for those fighting for freedom of expression in the Islamic nation, was sentenced to 19 years in prison today for alleged anti-state activities. Derakhshan, 35, widely known as the "blogfather" or by his online name, ...

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