Iranian Blogger Gets 14 Years
"Arash Sigarchi was arrested last month after using his blog to criticise the arrest of other online journalists. Mr Sigarchi, who also edits a newspaper in northern Iran, was sentenced by a revolutionary court in the Gilan area. His sentence, criticised by human rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders, comes a day after an online "day of action" to secure his release. "
BBC NEWS | Technology | Iran jails blogger for 14 years
posted by Jimbo Trout @ Thursday, February 24, 2005
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