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Persian "Blogfather" Sentenced to 19 Years
(Los Angeles Times) Meris Lutz - Hossein Derakhshan, who started one of the first Persian-language blogs, has been sentenced to 19 1/2 years in prison on charges related to his writing and his visit to Israel, according to the Iranian website Mashreq News. Derakhshan was arrested two years ago when he returned to Iran after receiving assurances from the High Council of Iranian Affairs Abroad that he would not face any penalties apart from questioning. In 2006, Derakhshan blogged about traveling to Israel using his Canadian passport.