The blog of Hossein Derakhshan, aka the Blogfather, who has been arrestedFrom Times Online:
A prominent Iranian blogger, nicknamed the Blogfather for spawning Iran’s spectacular blogging revolution, has been arrested in Tehran and accused of spying for Israel.
Hossein Derakhshan, who was last based in London after spending several years in Canada, returned to live in his homeland a few weeks ago.
He wrote that he “LOVES living in Tehran again” in his most recent posting nearly a month ago. He was “frustrated by slow internet connection, but generally impressed”.
Travelling on a Canadian passport, he made a highly publicised trip to Israel in 2006 on a mission to show his “20,000 daily Iranian readers what Israel really looks like and how people live there”. He also wanted to “humanise” Iranians for Israelis.
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My Comment: The last time a Canadian was imprisoned in an Iranian jail, she was murdered (Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi). From that experience, I can say that Hossein Derakhshan's life is in danger. His only hope is that his case is publicized as much as possible.