Iran: Blogger sentenced to prison

Written byFred Petrossian

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Posted 16 December 2008 22:50 GMT

Several Iranian news sites such as Amir Kabir [fa], a student site, reported Omid Reza MirSyafi, Iranian blogger and journalist, was sentenced to 36 months prison. He was accused of insulting Iranian religious leaders and doing propaganda against Islamic Republic.

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