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Iranian Blogger Arrested

Prosecutor: Iranian Blogger Who Died In Police Custody Was Beaten

AP | Posted 12.03.2012 | World
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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's state prosecutor has confirmed for the first time that a blogger who died in police custody last month had been beaten. Prosec...

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Iranian Blogger Said To Be In Solitary Confinement For Three Weeks

nytimes.com | Robert Mackey | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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On Friday, an Iranian blogger and human rights activist, Mojtaba Samienejad, reported that a fellow blogger who had been working as a journalist for a...

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Iranian Women: We Feel Cheated, Frustrated, And Betrayed (UPDATES)

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Diane Tucker

Look closely at the images of mass demonstrations taking place in Iran this week and you will see them: thousands of brave Iranian women taking to the streets to protest an election they feel was stolen.

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Iran Mulls Death Penalty For Offensive Bloggers (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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A new Al Jazeera English video reports that Iran is considering a law that would make "offensive" blogging punishable by death. The video notes an Am...

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Blogging in Iran: A Dangerous Prospect

Jillian York | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Jillian York

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

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Iranian "Blogfather" Arrested On Charge Of Spying For Israel

Times Of London | Michael Theodoulou | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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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