Parastoo Dokouhaki, Iranian blogger and journalist, is arrested by Iranian authorities. She writes in her blog “Zan-Nevesht“.
Archive for the ‘Detained Bloggers’ Category
Iran: A female blogger arrested
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Iran:Jailed Cleric and Blogger on Hunger Strike
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Iran is not a paradise for all clerics. Mohammad Sadegh (Arash) Honarvar Shojayi, a cleric and a blogger is one who is currently sharing the pain of imprisonment for his ideas and writings along with many other prisoners. He has…
A blogger is in danger
Monday, August 22nd, 2011Hossein Maleki Ronaghi, Iranian jailed blogger, was beaten up in prison. His family was warned not to give any interview.
Iranian Blogger Freed After 25-Day Hunger Strike
Monday, August 22nd, 2011Dr. Mehdi Khazali, a blogger, publisher and son of a leading conservative cleric and former Council of Guardians member, Ayatollah Khazali, was released on bail from prison last week. Read more here.
Iranian blogger sentenced to 17 months of prison
Monday, July 18th, 2011Peyman Roshan Zamir, a blogger and political activist from southern city Ahwaz was sentenced to 17 months of prison. He was accused of insulting Islamic republic’s Leader and propaganda against regime.
Plight of seven detained netizens in Iran
Monday, July 18th, 2011Exactly one year after seven young netizens were arrested in a series of raids by intelligence ministry agents, Reporters Without Borders is reiterating the call for their release that it made in a letter on 23 February to United Nations…
Save Hossein Rongahi,Iranian blogger
Friday, July 8th, 2011Hossein Rongahi’s father says that his son’s life is in danger. Hossein is a jailed blogger who needs urgent medical care. He was sentenced to 15 years of prison. Read more here.
Urgent Request – Flood the jail with mail
Saturday, May 1st, 2010Dear friends,
A few days ago, news broke out that Security officers of the Borj al Arab prison broke into Kareem’s prison cell and took away his letters of support, which Kareem has been receiving from around the world.
They also…
Guest Post: Who are we? Individuals, citizens, journalists or all three?
Sunday, March 7th, 2010-Hisham Wyne-
“Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign”
John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859.
But sovereign are we, over our blogs and the contents and comments therein?
We are bloggers. We want freedom. But…
Guest Post: Libertas Supra Omnia
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Freedom of expression.
A term that weighs different on the scales of every individual. Be it invisible fetters that hold back tears, or physical restraints that gag your right to scream. Be it the dread of a tyrant’s wrath, or…