29/09/2010 11:36
Iranian blogger given 19-year jail term
An Iranian court has sentenced an Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan to more than 19 years in jail, BBC reported citing Iranian media.
According to media reports and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, who spoke to Derakhshan’s family, Hossein Derakhshan was charged with cooperation with hostile states, propagating against the regime, propagation in favor of anti-revolutionary groups, insulting sanctities, and implementation and management of obscene websites.
The blogger was arrested in 2008 during a visit to the country.