Iranian Blogger Sentenced to 14 Years In Prison

May 21, 2003
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Iran: Blogger Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

Government Broadens Its Crackdown on Freedom of Expression

(New York, February 24, 2005)--The Iranian government sentenced the prominent blogger Arash Cigarchi to 14 years in prison for expressing his opinions on the Internet and in the international press, marking a new low for freedom of expression in Iran, Human Rights Watch said today.

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http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/02/23/iran10204.htm
 
Oct 16, 2002
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holy shit 14 years for writing a weblog?!!! Damn! I've had relatives and family friends executed for political activities during the revolution, but for god's sake, this is a weblog writer 26 years after the revolution! How much harm could he ever cause for this stinky government?

I have a feeling this is just a scare tactic. To make other webloggers scared to death. It won't work.