Mashregh News<\/a>, is reporting that Iranian-Canadian blogging pioneer Hossein Derakhshan has been found guilty of “conspiring with hostile governments, disseminating anti-Islamic propaganda, disseminating anti-revolutionary propaganda, blasphemy, annd operating and managing obscene pornography websites.” <\/p>\nHe is ordered to serve 19.5 years in prison, is banned for five years from joining any Iranian political party and is required to pay \u20ac30,750, $2,900 and 200 British pounds. The article also states that the sentence can be appealed.<\/p>\n
Upon seeing this link, I sent it over to my Derakhshan family contact, who confirmed this information.<\/p>\n
More info coming soon as this story develops. I will contact the Canadian authorities to see if they have any further information. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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