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Blogger And Aid Worker Remain Imprisoned In Iran Despite Saberi Release

New York Times | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

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As supporters of the Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi celebrate her release from Evin prison in Tehran, campaigns to free two other, less hig...

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Blogging in Iran: A Dangerous Prospect

Jillian York | Posted 01.21.2009 | World

Read More: Blogosphere, Iranian Blogosphere, State of the Blogosphere, Iranian Bloggers, Omidreza Mirsayafi, Hossein Derakhshan, Iran, Iranian Blogger Arrested, World News
Jillian York

Blogging, the last bastion for speaking one's mind in Iran, is becoming a dangerous prospect.

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Who is Hossein Derakhshan?

Daniel Lubetzky | Posted 01.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hossein Derakhshan, Obama, Persian Blogger, Iran-Israel, Iran Blogger, Media News
Daniel Lubetzky

Hossein Derakhshan... is among the most famous Persian bloggers. Hossein is jailed and threatened with the same fate of execution by the Iranian government.

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Iranian "Blogfather" Arrested On Charge Of Spying For Israel

Times Of London | Michael Theodoulou | Posted 12.20.2008 | Media

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A prominent Iranian blogger, nicknamed the Blogfather for spawning Iran's spectacular blogging revolution, has been arrested in Tehran and accused of ...

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Iranian Blogger Hossein Derakhshan Arrested

Jillian York | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

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Jillian York

It was reported this morning that Iranian-Canadian blogger and activist Hossein Derakshan, known as the "Godfather of the Iranian blogosphere," was arrested in Tehran.

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